Kate Beckinsale claims daughter's boyfriend 'laid 2 eggs in a week'

When it comes to looking after her loved ones,Kate Beckinsaleis a perfect mother hen.

The British and Critics' Choice-nominated actress, 52, recalled a shocking health discovery from her daughter's boyfriendduring an appearanceon"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"Monday, Nov. 24. Beckinsale shares daughter Lily Mo Sheen, 26, with former partnerMichael Sheen.

"We've had a tough couple of years. Both my parents passed away within the last few years, and literally the only bright spot in the whole time came from him," Beckinsale told hostJimmy Kimmel. "He laid two eggs in a week is what the bright spot was."

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A skeptical Kimmel then asked Beckinsale to clarify what she meant by laying eggs, after which the "Wildcat" star explained that a whole egg, including a "shell and a yolk," passed through the man's body.

"He went to the bathroom and then was very surprised to find that he had laid an egg," Beckinsale continued, adding that her daughter's unnamed beau was "genuinely scared." "I got very involved in this because I really did need a distraction because everything was so horrible."

A representative for Beckinsale declined to comment on Beckinsale's interview.

<p style=Spooky season is officially over, and the holidays are in sight. Stars are stepping out at events like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Art + Film Gala to kick off November, a month whose highlights will include the highly anticipated premiere of "Wicked: For Good."

Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of November so far, starting with Jennifer Lawrence, left, and Robert Pattinson attending the New York premiere of "Die My Love" on Nov. 1, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jay-Z and Beyonce make a rare public appearance at the F1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas on Nov. 22, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Cynthia Erivo at Pirelli Hot Laps prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on Nov. 22, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Cynthia Erivo

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Tinashe attends a Raising Cane's celebration in honor of F1 Grand Prix weekend with the company's founder and owner, Todd Graves, on Nov. 21, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Naomi Campbell Jordyn Woods <p style=818 Tequila founder Kendall Jenner spent qualifying night of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix at Bellagio, taking in the action from Bellagio Fountain Club before visiting her 818 and Eight Reserve pop-up bar with Scott Disick.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Kendall Jenner in Las Vegas for F1 Grand Prix weekend.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Nic Vansteenberghe was spotted in Las Vegas for F1 Grand Prix weekend as the race car drivers and attendees fueled up with CELSIUS throughout the race-week festivities.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Michael B. Jordan speaks onstage during the 39th annual American Cinematheque Awards, which honored the "Sinners" actor, at The Beverly Hilton on Nov. 20, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Michael B. Jordan

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Ben Affleck

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jayme Lawson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=(L-R) Miles Caton, Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson perform onstage during the 39th annual American Cinematheque Awards, which honored the "Sinners" star Michael B. Jordan.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Mahershala Ali

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Zinzi Coogler and Ryan Coogler

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Miles Caton

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Omar Benson Miller

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Michael B. Jordan <p style=On Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, after Michael B. Jordan was honored at the 39th annual American Cinematheque Awards on Thursday, the cast and crew of "Sinners" gathered at Issa Rae's Somerville with Proximity Media founders Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Zev Ohanian to celebrate the success of the film and honor the Coogler's with the key to the Warner Bros. Lot. Pictured here is also Chairperson of Warner Bros. Entertainment Michael De Luca and Warner Bros. CEO Pamela Abdy.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style="Sinners" star Wunmi Mosaku and filmmaker Ryan Coogler

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style="Sinners" director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Miles Caton and Alice Smith perform "Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" from the "Sinners" soundtrack.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp attend the "Stranger Things" Season 5 event at Hangar 7 - Flughafen Tempelhof on Nov. 18, 2025, in Berlin, Germany.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Caleb McLaughlin

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Gaten Matarazzo

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Zappos kicked off the holiday season with an intimate dinner hosted by "Not Skinny But Not Fat" host Amanda Hirsch on Nov. 20, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Mia Calabrese attended the Zappos event hosted by Hirsch.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Alessa Santos stopped by for the intimate dinner.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Ray-Ban Meta and Spotify AUX threw a Front Row Sessions experience with rapper Don Toliver, where 200+ lucky fans packed into an intimate, phone-free performance as Don dropped his latest track, "Tiramisu." Guests experienced a first-of-its-kind experience slipping on Ray-Ban Meta glasses to capture the performance hands-free.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style="There's nothing like stepping on stage and seeing a sea of faces actually locked in with me—no phones, just pure energy," said Don Toliver of the experience. "I've never done a show like this with everyone living in the moment."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Brooks Nader was spotted shopping in SoHo on Nov. 19, 2025, in a cozy fit featuring wearing Allbirds Kiwi Clogs.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Shakira and her sons Milan Pique Mebarak, left, and Sasha Pique Mebarak, right, attend the world premiere of Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia 2" in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 13, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jason Bateman, wife Amanda Anka, right, and daughters Maple Sylvie Bateman and Francesca Nora Bateman attend the world premiere of Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia 2."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Quinta Brunson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Ke Huy Quan

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Shakira

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Shakira and her sons Milan Pique Mebarak, left, and Sasha Pique Mebarak, center.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Isaac Ordonez

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Josh Dallas, Oliver Finlay Dallas, Ginnifer Goodwin and Hugo Wilson Dallas

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=RAYE performs onstage at Bloomingdale's holiday window unveil in New York City on Nov. 19, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Actress Alicia Crowder attends Lee Jeans' event at The Mulberry in New York City for its equity campaign "Built Like Lee" on Nov. 20, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Actress Annabel O'Hagan and Mt. Joy frontman Matt Quinn attend Lee Jeans' event at The Mulberry in New York City for its equity campaign "Built Like Lee" on Nov. 20, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Hugh Jackman, left, and Kate Hudson attend the "Song Sung Blue" premiere at Zoo Palast on Nov. 19, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach on "Dancing with the Stars" on Nov. 18, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jessie Buckley attends the premiere of "Hamnet" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Nov. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Joe Alwyn

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Isabela Merced

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Cynthia Erivo attends the New York premiere of "Wicked: For Good" at David Geffen Hall on Nov. 17, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Ariana Grande

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jennifer Aniston attends Elle Women in Hollywood 2025 at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on November 17, 2025, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Teyana Taylor

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Chase Infiniti

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jackie Sandler, left, and Adam Sandler

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Josh O'Connor attends the premiere of "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" on Nov. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Kerry Washington

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Josh Brolin

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Cailee Spaeny

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Mila Kunis

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sonja Warfield, Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson and Taissa Farmiga attend HBO's Brenda Song is seen hosting the Citi / AAdvantage Globe Mastercard launch celebration at Meduza Mediterrania on Nov. 18, 2025, in New York City. Jon Batiste is seen performing at the Citi / AAdvantage Globe Mastercard launch celebration at Meduza Mediterrania on Nov. 18, 2025, in New York City. Colombian rapper Ryan Castro performed his biggest headlining show in New York City at Barclays Center on Nov. 15, 2025. Fito Páez performs at Inglewood's YouTube Theatre on Nov. 15, 2025. Jamie Chung enjoyed Martell Cordon Bleu cocktails over a game of mahjong at Phoenix Palace in NYC on Nov. 15, 2025. On Nov. 13, 2025, Complex hosted an exclusive preview of the Jackass 25th Anniversary Art Show, celebrating 25 years of the infamous franchise — commemorating a quarter-century of absurd innovation, cartoonish creativity, and cultural influence. Johnny Knoxville attends the Jackass 25th Anniversary Art Show, which featured works from over 30 artists. The show highlighted a diverse range of styles and perspectives, all inspired by the brand's <p style=Kiernan Shipka attends Hello Sunshine's Inaugural Sunniefest at Pegasus Park on Nov. 15, 2025, in Dallas, Texas.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Charles Melton attends TIRTIR's Lucy Liu accepts the trailblazer award onstage during The Critics Choice Association's 4th annual Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television at Four Seasons Hotel on Nov. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. Dwayne Johnson attends The Critics Choice Association's 4th annual Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television at Four Seasons Hotel on Nov. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. Ali Ahn poses after winning the Supporting Actress Award for Series. Brendan Fraser and Hikari Lee Isaac Chung and Chloé Zhao pose with the Vanguard Award. Singers Kehlani, Ejae and Kali Uchis are honored at 17th annual 2025 ASCAP's Singers Kehlani, Ejae and Kali Uchis are honored at 17th annual 2025 ASCAP's Indya Moore and Gabriella Karefa-Johnson pose at Family Style and Polo Ralph Lauren's second annual Friendsgiving on Nov. 10, 2025, in New York City Singer Goldie Boutilier and actor Isan Elba attend Family Style and Polo Ralph Lauren's second annual Friendsgiving on Nov. 10, 2025, in New York City Raúl Valencia, Omar Ruiz, Jay Dee, Uziel Pantoja of Herencia de Patrones at Paper Magazine's celebration of its launch of Paper Español at Sunset at Edition on Nov. 11, 2025, in West Hollywood, California. Sam Morgan and Victoria Justice attend Paper Magazine's celebration of its launch of Paper Español at Sunset at Edition on Nov. 11, 2025, in West Hollywood, California. <p style=Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attend the "Wicked: For Good" at Cineworld London Leicester Square on Nov. 10, 2025, in London, England.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jonathan Bailey

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Cynthia Erivo

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Honoree Serena Williams speaks onstage during the 2025 Baby2Baby Gala Presented By Paul Mitchell at Pacific Design Center on Nov. 8, 2025, in West Hollywood, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Olivia Munn

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=June Ambrose and Lizzo

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Serena Williams

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Paris Hilton, Lizzo and Meghan Trainor

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Abigail Klein attends the 60th anniversary of "Days of Our Lives" on Nov. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Carson Boatman and Raven Bowens

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour pose together at the Los Angeles premiere for Season 5 of Netflix's <p style=Millie Bobby Brown

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Natalia Dyer

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Charlie Heaton

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jamie Campbell Bower

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Noah Schnapp

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Gaten Matarazzo

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Caleb McLaughlin

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Finn Wolfhard

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Matthew Modine

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Sadie Sink

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Scott Mackinlay Hahn and Winona Ryder

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jenni "JWoww" Farley attends SHEIN Hauliday Market at Triangle Loft on Nov. 6, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Lauren Sorrentino, Michael Paul Sorrentino, Jenni "JWoww" Farley with her family, and Angelina Pivarnick attend SHEIN Hauliday Market at Triangle Loft.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Entrepreneur Mona Kattan attends the KAYALI Freedom fragrance launch event at Nya Studios on Nov. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Kali Uchis performs onstage during KAYALI Freedom fragrance launch event.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Guests attend the KAYALI Freedom fragrance launch event.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Kaley Cuoco and her pet wellness brand Oh Norman! hosted a "shelter takeover" to help rescue dogs find loving homes on Nov. 7, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=An unconventional approach, pups at The Amanda Foundation in Beverly Hills got full "glow ups" with spa treatment using Oh Norman!'s Clean AF Shampoo, developed in part by Cuoco herself, to help dogs look and smell their best for potential adopters.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bella Hadid and Ulta Beauty celebrated the beauty retailer's first Middle East store opening where Bella shared her fragrance line, Orebella, with fans on Nov. 7, 2025. <p style=Bella Hadid

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Ego Nwodim, Kate Mara and Josephine Skriver attend KAY Jewelers and world-renowned fine jewelry house Le Vian's exclusive evening at Casa Cruz to celebrate the launch of the Desert Diamonds collection. The collection is a limited-edition offering of natural diamond fashion styles. 

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Chrissy Teigen attends Amazon Home For The Holidays at GH on the Park on Nov. 6, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Bethenny Frankel attends Amazon Home For The Holidays at GH on the Park in NYC.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Chrissy Teigen leads a demo with Ciara Miller and Katie Thurston during Amazon Home For The Holidays at GH on the Park on Nov. 6, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Paris Hilton celebrates Waldorf Astoria New York's grand reopening celebration.  

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Gayle King attends Waldorf Astoria New York's grand reopening celebration.  

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Dascha Polanco and Sai De Silva

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Elizabeth Gillies Russell Wilson Aaron Paul Gayle King <p style=Kate Hudson attends the Academy Women's Luncheon hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Nov. 4, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Alicia Silverstone Julia Louis-Dreyfus Tessa Thompson Kaitlyn Dever Riley Keough Kristen Stewart <p style=Ice Spice attends the Kate Spade New York and Nylon "Holiday Duo-ets" hosted celebration at Chateau Marmont on Nov. 4, 2025, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Laufey

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Demi Moore attends Glamour Women of the Year at The Plaza on Nov. 4, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Rachel Griffin Accurso

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Brittany Snow

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Myha'la

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Jasmin Savoy Brown

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Rachel Zegler

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Tyla

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Rhea Seehorn attends the premiere of "Pluribus" in Los Angeles on Nov. 4, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Carol Burnett, left, and Rhea Seehorn

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Bob Odenkirk

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Stephanie Beatriz

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Johnny Depp, left, and Al Pacino attend the premiere of "Modi: Three Days On The Wing Of Madness" on Nov. 4, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Rihanna, left, and A$AP Rocky attend the 2025 CFDA Awards at The American Museum of Natural History on Nov. 3, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Ariana DeBose

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Teyana Taylor

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Renee Rapp

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Felicity Jones, left, and Joel Edgerton attend the premiere of "Train Dreams" at the Egyptian theatre in Hollywood on Nov. 3, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Kerry Condon

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Harrison Ford

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Brian Cox, let, and Sarah Snook attend the premiere of "All Her Fault" on Nov. 3, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Dakota Fanning

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Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Aniston and Beyoncé in the best celebrity photos from November

Spooky season is officially over, and the holidays are in sight. Stars are stepping out at events like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Art + Film Gala to kick off November, a month whose highlights will include the highly anticipated premiere of "Wicked: For Good."Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of November so far, starting with Jennifer Lawrence, left, and Robert Pattinson attending the New York premiere of "Die My Love" on Nov. 1, 2025.

Kate Beckinsale:Actress details on-set assault at 18

Although Beckinsale had her doubts at first, she said Lily sent her photos after her boyfriend laid the second egg, which she reportedly showed to Kimmel and sidekickGuillermo Rodriguezduring the interview.

"What in the world?" Kimmel said. "Your daughter's boyfriend is the Easter Bunny!"

Beckinsale added that she consulted with several doctors about the man's alleged condition and said they speculated the incident could have stemmed from "some sort of complicated masturbation thing."

"So, it's my favorite thing he's ever done, and I really like him," Beckinsale said. "But it's been a while, and I'm ready for another one."

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David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Liam Payne and Simon Cowell at the BRIT Awards in 2017.

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  • Simon Cowell responded to claims he should be blamed for Liam Payn'e death

  • Cowell said he doesn't read anything about it, and feels you "can't" blame someone for someone 10 years after signing them to a record deal

  • Payne died in October 2024 at age 31

Simon Cowellis speaking out on the death of his former protégéLiam Payne.

Cowell, 66, was asked byRolling Stone Music Nowpodcastin a new interview what he thought about the fact that some people blame him forPayne's 2024 death, claiming he put too much pressure onOne Directionand failed to offer adequate support when they made it big.

"I don't read any of this stuff because if I did, you would just torture yourself," Cowell said. "The idea that you are essentially responsible for somebody's life, 10 years after you've signed someone? You can't do that."

The music executive was the creator ofThe X Factor,the competition series on which One Direction came to be in 2010. When the show was over, the group signed to Cowell's Syco Records label, and their star grew from there.

Payne's former bandmateLouis Tomlinsonhas long maintained that the group — which also includedHarry Styles,Zayn MalikandNiall Horan– was always taken care of by the adults around them.

Ken McKay/Talkback Thames/Shutterstock Liam Payne on The X Factor in 2010

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"Look, in any situation similar to this, hindsight is a really powerful thing," he toldThe Independentin October. "I don't blame anyone for my experience in One Direction. Was it really hard work? Yes. Did we not have enough days off? Yes."

Cowell toldRolling Stonethat it "really hit me" when he learned of Payne's death, which came about one year after he last saw the singer.

During the conversation, they discussed fatherhood and their children; Payne was a dad toson Bear, now 8, with exCheryl, while Cowell shares sonEric, 11, with fiancéeLauren Silverman.

"I remember saying, 'Music is not everything. Don't let it run your life anymore. Find something else that you are passionate about,'" Cowell recalled telling Payne. "You ask yourself that question: 'Could I have done anything more? What would've happened to Liam if he hadn't been in the band?'"

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Simon Cowell at the America's Got Talent season 20 finale in September 2024 in California.

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Cowell said he'd recently spoken to Payne's parents Geoff and Karen, who repeated that their son had been "so proud of what he had achieved."

"I wish I could turn back the clock, of course. When I spoke to him that day, I felt really good about him," he said. "I thought, 'Wow, you seem in a really good place.'"

Payne was 31 when he fell from a hotel balcony and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October 2024. A toxicology report revealed that he had traces of alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants in his system when he died.

Tomlinson told theIndependentthat Payne's death is "somethingI'll never really accept,I don't think."

"Liam would always entertain me. If I was bored and wanted to have a laugh, he would play that role," he said. "Any opportunity Liam got… he was always, always there for me. Even if he might have been struggling, he put himself second and still turned up. Those moments are really a testament to the truth of who he was as a person."

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Vivien Killilea/Getty Guy Fieri is recovering from an injury

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Guy Fieri will be taking it easy on Thanksgiving and beyond, after suffering an on-set accident that's left him in a wheelchair and on crutches.

"[I] slipped down a set of steps and one foot went forward and the other foot got caught on the threshold," the Food Network star, who hosts shows such asDiners, Drive-Ins and DivesandGuy's Grocery Games, toldFox News Digitalon Monday. "So, you know, it extended me out. I looked like I was probably doing the splits, but when my right leg compressed into itself, the giveaway point, and the doctor said he's never seen — you know, in 20 years — he hasn't seen a tear in the biggest, thickest part of your quad in half. Yeah, it sucked."

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Fieri, 57, said he was quickly taken into surgery for the gruesome injury.

"You normally tear that muscle at your tendon or the tendon tears off the bone," he said, "but this was right in the center of the whole quad muscle and it exploded."

The incident happened at an inconvenient time, when they were "right in the middle of filming" a new show.

Food Network Guy Fieri stars on multiple Food Network series

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"We've got everybody in town and all the chefs there and 125 people on set — and everybody's ready to go — and I'm in surgery," Fieri told the outlet. "So, we figured out how to pivot through it and to have some creative filming techniques. But it's been a run, and now I'm up here at the ranch, where it's always about hiking and outdoors and, you know, beautiful."

The chef said he has to stay off his feet for eight weeks, then wear a cast and undergo rehab.

His sons and a nephew planned to do the Thanksgiving cooking, although Fieri said he will be "quarterbacking from the wheelchair" and "telling them what to do." (He and his wife, Lori, are the parents of Ryder, 19, and 29-year-old Hunter.)

Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to Fieri's rep for comment.

Audiences met Fieri when he won the showNext Food Network Starin 2006. He began hostingGuy's Big Bite, before his empire expanded to other series, books, restaurants, and products, including his line of Flavortown-branded cookware.

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Some SNAP recipients still waiting on payments ahead of Thanksgiving

The month leading into the biggest food holiday of the year has been stressful for the 41.7 million Americans who rely on theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. The final weeks before Thanksgiving have provided relief following the end of thelongest-ever government shutdown, but it has come to some in more of a trickle than a tidal wave.

Funding was fully restored to the program on Nov. 12 when the shutdown ended and federal monies were to be distributed by states within 24 hours, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)previously told USA TODAY.From there, it was up to the states.

There is no national distribution date for SNAP benefits, andpayment dates differ by state.Even within states, the dates vary by recipient, with some using Social Security numbers, last names, or case numbers to determine who receives money on which day of the month.

<p style=Adult Education Manager with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Maria Lopez, of Woodland Park, holds boxes of food as she awaits the next vehicle, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Leonie. The bank distributed approximately 2,000 boxes of food to federal workers and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients who have been affected by the government shutdown.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Asia Lester, a volunteer at Anderson Interfaith Ministriees in Anderson, helps distribute food in Anderson S.C. Thursday, November 6, 2025. Many who normally receive SNAP benefits being cut line up at Anderson Interfaith Ministries for food. With SNAP benefits cancelled during the government shutdown, All Access Community Development Corporation, a Hackensack non-profit, is doing an early distributions of turkeys and other food. Joellen Green, Chief Operations Officer at All Access Community Development Corporation, hands a box of food to David Gregorea in the parking lot of the Majestic Elks Lodge on Nov. 4, 2025 in Hackensack, N.J. Jessica Hogan sits next to a neighborhood food pantry, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, that she set up outside of her home, at 422 Eventide Drive, in Murfreesboro. Hogan thinks no one should be going hungry and created the pantry to help those in need, especially during the time when people have lost SNAP benefits. Neighbors are contributing as well as receiving a variety of items from food, to toiletries, to clothes. A sign in her yard states there is no judgement and no questions regarding the pantry. Sherry Tillman and passenger Nellie Johnson, sit in their car near Sarah Ann Bannister, left, Director of Resource Development at Anderson Interfaith Ministries in Anderson S.C. Thursday, November 6, 2025. Food distribution started at 9 a.m. and Tillman got there at 6:30 a.m. Many who normally receive SNAP benefits being cut line up at Anderson Interfaith Ministries for food. Kenneth Brown, left, gets help from volunteers Pat Field, center and Rick Norquist, from Arlington Community Services, with his food allotment Thursday November 6, 2025. The federal government shutdown is increasing demand at food pantries because many federal workers are not getting paychecks and the federal government cut back on SNAP benefits. One in five households in Arlington depends on SNAP to help put food on the table. Clients were picking up food at the pantry In Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday. With SNAP benefits cancelled during the government shutdown, All Access Community Development Corporation, a Hackensack non-profit, is doing an early distributions of turkeys and other food. Joellen Green, Chief Operations Officer at All Access Community Development Corporation, in the parking lot of the Majestic Elks Lodge. Taj Indian Restaurant and Bar offers free meals for those affected by the lapse in SNAP payments, taken on Nov. 4, 2025, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Dolly Fant, a volunteer for six years at Anderson Interfaith Ministries gets ready for a food distribution in Anderson S.C. Thursday, November 6, 2025. Many who normally receive SNAP benefits being cut line up at Anderson Interfaith Ministries for food. Dolly Fant, a volunteer for six years at Anderson Interfaith Ministries brings some of the carts of food for a 9 a.m. food distribution in Anderson S.C. Thursday, November 6, 2025. Many who normally receive SNAP benefits being cut line up at Anderson Interfaith Ministries for food. Willie's Copper Top serves as a soup kitchen on Tuesdays and Saturdays in Owsley County. Leeomi Smith rode into the Owsley County Food Place, a food bank that distributes boxes of food each Tuesday, in Booneville, Ky., Nov. 4, 2025. Donal Dickens, Regional Branch Coordinator, Willamston Branch, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina helps set up before the food distribution at the Jockey Lot in Williamston, S.C. Friday, November 7, 2025. The event fed over 900 families. Sandwiches or “Snap Sandies” are offered to those who need them at The Goose in Oklahoma City on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. <p style=Kent Useary, 65, who lives on Detroit's east side, rides his scooter during a food distribution event at Jesus Tabernacle of Deliverance Ministries in Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Simone Matthew, a volunteer with Feeding South Florida, (L) hugs Tammy Norton, a Department of Treasury worker, as she stops to pickup essential food items on Oct. 28, 2025 in Dania Beach, Florida. As the government shutdown nears four weeks, Feeding South Florida launched a food distribution site for government employees who have been impacted. The organization handed out food items to approximately 250 families in need during the event. Federal workers, including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and air-traffic controllers, receive food parcels at Newark Liberty International Airport as the workers have been impacted by the government shutdown on Oct. 27, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. The morning event was organized by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), the state's largest anti-hunger organization. The dozens of federal workers who attended the event received one box of nonperishable items, one premium 10-pound produce box, along with potatoes, spaghetti squash, and apples. Federal workers are set to miss their first full paycheck on Wednesday, October 29th, as the government shutdown continues. Federal workers, including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and air-traffic controllers, line up to receive food parcels at Newark Liberty International Airport as the workers have been impacted by the government shutdown on Oct. 27, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. The morning event was organized by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), the state's largest anti-hunger organization. The dozens of federal workers who attended the event received one box of nonperishable items, one premium 10-pound produce box, along with potatoes, spaghetti squash, and apples. Federal workers are set to miss their first full paycheck on Wednesday, October 29th, as the government shutdown continues. Federal workers, including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and air-traffic controllers, receive food parcels at Newark Liberty International Airport as the workers have been impacted by the government shutdown on Oct. 27, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. The morning event was organized by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), the state's largest anti-hunger organization. The dozens of federal workers who attended the event received one box of nonperishable items, one premium 10-pound produce box, along with potatoes, spaghetti squash, and apples. Federal workers are set to miss their first full paycheck on Wednesday, October 29th, as the government shutdown continues. Betty Anne Gallagher a volunteer with Feeding South Florida, helps load essential food items into the vehicles of government workers on Oct. 28, 2025 in Dania Beach, Florida. As the government shutdown nears four weeks, Feeding South Florida launched a food distribution site for government employees who have been impacted. The organization handed out food items to approximately 250 families in need during the event. Employees of DMARC, Catholic Charities, and Food Bank of Iowa hold signs during a press conference on the loss of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown at DMARC headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Des Moines, Ia. Sparse shelves at Golden Harvest Food Bank are seen on Oct. 28, 2025 in Augusta, Ga. Golden Harvest Food Bank is facing shortages as the government shutdown puts SNAP benefits at risk. Working at a food bank in Fort Collins, Colorado, on Oct. 28, 2025. Because of the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that federal food aid will not be distributed on Nov. 1. An assortment of food sits at the Food Bank for Larimer County in Fort Collins, Colo. on Oct. 28, 2025. Food Bank for Larimer County is feeling the pinch as the government shutdown stretches on, endangering SNAP benefits for 600,000 Coloradans.

Faith communities, nonprofits and volunteers step up amid the federal block of SNAP

Adult Education Manager with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Maria Lopez, of Woodland Park, holds boxes of food as she awaits the next vehicle, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Leonie. The bank distributed approximately 2,000 boxes of food tofederal workers and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients who have been affected by the government shutdown.

Even with full funding restored, complications were anticipated. Technical issues could arise for those who have already issued partial payments that now need to be rounded out, USDA official Patrick Penn previously told courts, adding that it would likely take statesdays, weeks or even monthsto reprogram their systems and work with contractors to enable partial payments.

That, paired with a backlog and normal, run-of-the-mill tech issues and human error, has resulted in holes in the pathwork system that some recipients have fallen through in the lead-up to Thanksgiving.

SNAP benefits continue to trickle in leading up to Thanksgiving

In Tennessee, at least 5,000 people were still missing benefits the week before Thanksgiving, Signe Anderson, Senior Director of Nutrition Advocacy at theTennessee Justice Center, told USA TODAY on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The state's Department of Human Services (DHS) originally said benefits would be issued by Nov. 20, but later removed that commitment from its website.

On Nov. 25, DHSshared a poston X, formerly Twitter, saying, "November SNAP delivery is in progress."

As of Nov. 25,the DHS website saidthose who only got partial payments earlier in the month would see the rest appear on EBT cards starting Monday, Nov. 17. Households that normally receive their benefits on the 18th, 19th, or 20th of the month will receive their benefits on those days, the website said, before noting that "some households may receive their full SNAP benefit payment on a different date than scheduled."

ANov. 17 press releasefrom DHS also said that "Households that have not yet received any November benefits should expect to receive their full benefit amount in the coming days," without further specifying a timeframe.

"The majority of SNAP customers in Tennessee received their remaining full SNAP benefits on or before November 20," DHS said in a statement to USA TODAY on Nov. 25.

A display on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, references Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits following the longest U.S. government shutdown in U.S. history, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 14, 2025.

In Mississippi, the majority of the state's roughly 350,000 SNAP beneficiaries were still waiting as of Nov. 20 due to technical issues with its payment system, theMississippi Free Press reported.

"It's our systems. We have 35 and 40-year-old systems that run COBOL," Mark Jones, chief communications officer at the Mississippi Department of Human Services, told the Free Press. Following guidance given before the shutdown ended, the state had already input 65% payments into the system, which posed issues when officials tried to issue full payments after a funding bill was reached.

DHS previously said that recipients who get their payments on Friday, Nov. 21, would receive the same 65% issued to those earlier in the month between Nov. 4-15, reported the Free Press. The remaining 35% would be paid out when the computer system is fixed, it said.

An updated Nov. 21 press release from the department said the issuance of remaining November SNAP benefits was "currently underway" and could be paid as early as the same day. Some communities online have reported continued issues after that, however.

"All benefits should be loaded to cards," Jones told USA TODAY in a Nov. 25 statement.

Up against a holiday shopping wire

People who rely on SNAP in some states may come up against the Thanksgiving shopping wire simply due to the timeline on which their states distribute benefits normally, meaning any additional delay or disruption may make families miss the holiday mark.

States like Louisiana, Missouri, Alabama and South Carolina issue benefits as late in the month as the 22nd or 23rd, giving officials and recipients alike little time to fix hiccups before the holiday. It's not likely that all payment delays are the result of the shutdown − technical errors do happen when it's business as usual, too.

New policies laid out in the "Big Beautiful Bill"as to who qualifies for SNAP have also gone into place, so additional paperwork or other administrative changes may also hold some people up.

Paired with a steep backlog that accumulated during the shutdown, some states have been releasing funds sporadically. Frustrated people have taken to social media sites like Reddit and Facebook, where members regularly update each other on the status of their payments.

A truck from the Sheboygan County Food Bank is loaded with boxes of cereal collected by Howards Grove students for donation, Thursday, November 13, 2025, in Howards Grove, Wis.

Multiple mentions of delays in Illinois, Louisiana, Colorado and Florida appeared across platforms, though none of the states' human services departments have reported significant roadblocks. In Illinois, benefits were expected to be fully paid by Nov. 20, while Florida's website said full payments occurred on Nov. 14. Advocates in Floridahave expressed concernthat the state's significant backlog will slow the process further.

The Florida Department of Children and Families reiterated the statement on its website when contacted by USA TODAY, saying, "As of 5 a.m. ET on November 14, 2025, all previously scheduled November SNAP benefits have been issued to eligible recipients. Recipients scheduled to receive November SNAP benefits after November 14 will receive their benefits on their normally scheduled issuance dates."

Louisiana and Colorado are among the states that provided less clear timelines, with Louisiana saying on Nov. 13 that payments would begin the following week and Colorado's DHS saying it would begin loading cards the same day.

USA TODAY reached out to DHS in Illinois, Louisiana, Colorado and Florida. USA TODAY also reached out to the USDA for comment.

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Rescuers find grandmother and 3 grandchildren who went missing on a hike in South Carolina

CLEVELAND, S.C. (AP) — Rescuers on Tuesday found a grandmother and three grandchildren who reported the prior evening that they had gotten lost while hiking in a South Carolina state park, prompting a massive search with drones, helicopters, off-road vehicles and dogs.

The Greenville County Sheriff's Office said the four had parked a vehicle near one trailhead at Caesars Head State Park in Cleveland but were discovered on a different trail altogether.

A helicopter evacuated them from rough terrain that was slickened further by rain, said Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis. The hikers had no apparent injuries and were being reunited with family, he said. Emergency responders were set to assess their health further.

"Everything has gone fine and everybody should have made their reunion up there," Lewis told reporters Tuesday.

A boy called 911 on Monday evening saying he and three family members had been lost for about three hours in the area of the state park, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

The sheriff's office identified the hikers as Tonda Michelin, 53; Melody Bangs, 14; Michael Lawton, 11; and Dale Moser, 9. Authorities have not said whether they live locally, or why the grandmother did not place the call.

During the 911 call, the child said his phone battery had almost run out but he was able to stay on the phone for 10 or 12 minutes, the sheriff said. The boy was coherent and knew what was going on, he said.

"We'll talk to the grandmother and kids and figure out what they might have done last night," Lewis said.

The search began Monday and at least 50 people from half a dozen agencies including the National Guard were involved.

Caesars Head State Park is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of Greenville, South Carolina, and is a protected environment for rare animals and plants.

The hikers had parked near the start of the Ravens Cliff Falls trail, which is a 4-mile (5.6-kilometer) round trip, leading to Caesars Head, a dramatic granite overlook atop the Blue Ridge Escarpment that provides views of many waterfalls.

All the Caesars Head trails are rated as advanced and are in a wilderness setting, according to the website. The hikers were discovered on the Bill Kimball trail, which is aparticularly difficult hike.

"It's rough," Lewis said. "There's some trails there, some for more experienced hikers than others. Hurricane Helene turned over a bunch of trees that are still down there, and covered a lot of those trails up. There's some signs that are gone."

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