Phil Collins gives rare update on his health struggles, reveals if he'll ever tour or release new music again

Phil Collins has given a rare update on his debilitating health struggles, which have left him unable to play the drums.

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• The British musician — who'll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November — revealed if he plans to release new music or ever tour again.

• In January, Collins said he has a 24-hour live-in nurse to help him manage his medications after years of health setbacks.

Phil Collinshas struggled with debilitating health issues in recent years, but his days of performing may not be over.

The legendary singer and drummer offered a rare update on his physical condition this week, specifically addressing how it has affected his plans to release new music and tour again.

Though he'll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his solo work in a ceremony this November, Collins won't be celebrating the honor with a set of his greatest hits. "They asked me if I would perform," he said in aninterview with the U.K.’sBBC Breakfaston Friday. "And I said no. You've gotta be match fit to do something like that. You can't just go on stage. You're gonna have to rehearse, and then by that point, if you've not been singing your voice is gonna be shot, and then that's not gonna be good. So I'd rather not do it."

Collins hasn't played live since hisGrammy-winning prog-rock band, Genesis, wrapped their Last Domino Tour in March 2022. This past January, he revealed thathe has a live-in nurse to assist with his medications and is under 24-hour care, partly due to complications from a 2007 spinal injury that caused lasting nerve damage, leaving him unable to play the drums (his son Nic filled in for him during the Genesis tour while he handled vocals). He also said he'd undergone five surgeries on his knee, making it difficult for him to walk, and that he'd gotten sober after he'd developed kidney problems because of his heavy drinking.

If the British musician hasn't recovered enough to perform at the Rock Hall ceremony, Collins hasn't totally ruled out returning to the stage one day. "I can't really see it happening,” he toldBBC Breakfast, "but I'm healthier now than I have been for quite a while."

Upon further reflection, Collins was more optimistic. "Whether or not I would go out again… I would contemplate, yeah," he said. "I mean, I'm constantly saying to myself, 'I've got to go back down into my studio at home.'"

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A new album would mark Collins' first release of original music since his 2002 record,Testify. While he has nothing concrete on the horizon, he does have some material brewing. "I've got lots of lyrical ideas that I write down, and there are things that are half-formed and a couple of things that are finished," he said. "So, you know, there's things that I can get my teeth into to start working on."

While he has kept a low profile since wrapping the Genesis tour, Collinsmade a rare public appearancein London last weekend. His ex-wife Jill Collinsshared a photo on Instagram of themwithRod Stewartand his wife, Penny Lancaster, at Buckingham Palace as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of the youth charity The King's Trust.

In an interview earlier this month, Collins said he was surprised to learn he'd beeninducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, especially considering Genesis had already been inducted in 2010. "I've always followed up after [Genesis was inducted] — the results of who got in and who didn't," he told host Eddie Trunk on the SiriusXM showTrunk Nation. "But I'd kind of thought that that was it for me. I didn't expect it. And I'm very, very flattered and pleased that I was thought of… It’s very nice to be there."

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Collins — along with Oasis, Sade, Joy Division/New Order, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross, and Wu-Tang Clan — will officially be inducted into the Rock Hall on Nov. 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Fans can watch the telecast of the ceremony in December on ABC and Disney+.

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Anne Hathaway Reveals She Was 'Legally Blind' in Left Eye for a Decade Before Finally Undergoing Surgery at Age 40

Anne Hathaway revealed she was legally blind in one eye for a decade due to an early onset cataract

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• The actress underwent surgery to restore her vision and shared how the condition impacted her mental and physical health

• Hathaway expressed gratitude for modern medical advancements and reflected on the "miracle" of regaining her sight

Anne Hathawayis opening up about her struggles with her vision for the first time.

During an April 22 appearance onThe New York Times' podcastPopcast, theDevil Wears Prada 2actress, 43, revealed to hosts Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli that she was "legally blind" in one eye for a decade.

"This is maybe too much information," she quipped before sharing her story. "I was half blind for 10 years."

According to Hathaway, she had an early onset cataract from ages 30 to 40, which the Mayo Clinic defines as a clouding of the lens of the eye, which is typically clear.

"For people who have cataracts, seeing through cloudy lenses is often like looking through a frosty or fogged-up window," theMayo Clinicexplains. "Clouded vision caused by cataracts can make it hard to read, drive a car at night or see the expression on a friend's face."

For theMother Marystar, the condition impacted her vision "so much that I was basically legally blind out of my left eye" — and caused her somesevere stress, she said.

"I wound up getting surgery," she shared. "And I didn't realize how bad it had gotten until I could finally see the full spectrum."

"I've calmed down since then," Hathaway added. "I didn't realize it was actually taxing my nervous system."

According to the Mayo Clinic, cataracts are common particularly as people age, but surgery is often required to correct the issue in younger patients.

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Legal blindness is also defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA) as severe vision loss, according to theCleveland Clinic. A person who is legally blind either has 20/200 or worse eyesight, even with correction, or they have a field of view that’s no more than 20 degrees wide.

"I appreciate vision because I literally feel like every day, I wake up and I get to see the way that I do, it's a miracle," the actress continued. "I actually am like, 'Oh, two generations back, that wouldn't have been an option for someone like me.' So, I actually do feel very connected to that kind of a miracle."

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Hathaway has been candid about other aspects of her health in recent weeks.

In aninterview withEllepublished on Thursday, May 21, she spoke for the first time aboutrumors surrounding whether or not she's undergone recent plastic surgery— and shared that she has a "preference" to "never comment on anything" and "not draw attention" to herself.

"We’re at a time when people feel very confident in assuming what they think is fact, and sometimes what they think is accurate and sometimes it’s not," Hathaway said, after being asked if hertutorial for getting a lifted look through a certain braided hairstylewas her way of shutting down the rumor mill.

"...The speculation has gotten so loud that you do feel the need to just get your truth out there," she continued. "And I’ll probably always wonder, ‘Should I have posted that or not? Should I have just kept going and done the thing that makes me happy and makes me feel more confident on the red carpet?’ But I felt like the conversation was becoming distracting."

“Also, by the way, these are huge medical decisions that people are presuming,” she added. “I wanted to show that like, no, I didn’t make a huge medical decision. It’s just two braids.”

She then confessed, "By the way, the other thing about all this is, I might still get a facelift someday."

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Police Say an Unusual Piece of Evidence Was Instrumental in Finding 22-Year-Old Influencer Beauty Couch’s Alleged Killer

Police revealed that an unusual piece of evidence was key to tracking down the alleged killer of influencer Beauty Couch

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• In August 2023, the 22-year-old content creator was found near her burning car in Austell, Ga.; her boyfriend, Eugene Tobi Louis Jacques, was arrested two days later

• Jacques, who faces murder charges in connection with Couch's death, is now on trial

Police have revealed that an unusual piece of evidence was key to tracking down the alleged killer of influencer Beauty Couch.

In August 2023, the 22-year-old content creator was found near her burning car in Austell, Ga., in the Atlanta area; her boyfriend, Eugene Tobi Louis Jacques, was arrested two days later. He faces six charges, including murder, arson and aggravated assault, in connection with Couch's death, perWALB News 10.

According to the outlet, his lawyer claimed in court that there is no evidence linking Jacques to the killing, when his trial first began on Tuesday, May 19.

On Thursday, May 21, an investigator with the Cobb County Police Department testified that police found a traffic ticket at the scene of the crime, mere feet away from Couch's dead body, which belonged to Jacques and included the license plate number for his vehicle,Atlanta News Firstreported.

Police then tracked Jacques's vehicle to a parish in Louisiana, where he was pulled over and arrested two days later, the outlet reported.

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During the trial, police also played previously unseen body camera footage of Jacques's arrest. In the clip, he can be heard allegedly giving authorities a fake name, Mykael Waters, per Atlanta News First. Detectives also testified that they found a Boost Mobile phone receipt and a completed job application for a Louisiana golf course, both under the alias, in his car.

Per WALB News 10, Jacques's attorney, Bryan Lumpkin, argued in court that there was no DNA evidence linking him to his late girlfriend's death. “Do they actually have evidence of Eugene at the location where that body was found?” Lumpkin said. “He's in the area. He's in Austell. No doubt. He was there a lot because he went over to see Beauty all the time.”

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Couch, who used the name Beauty Katera onInstagram, maintained a following of over 150,000, describing herself in her profile as a dancer. She often shared roller skating videos and advertised her first dance class less than a month before her death.

“She was a friend to everybody," Kimberly Couch, the internet personality's mother, said in an August 2023 interview withWSB-TV. "She loved going skating. She loved going to work. She loved her clothes. She loved wearing her hair so pretty.”

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Jimmy Kimmel Says Those Who 'Pushed Out' Stephen Colbert Should Be 'Ashamed' as He Goes Dark 'Out of Respect' for “Late Show”

Jimmy Kimmel is saying goodbye to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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• Jimmy Kimmel Live! will air a repeat episode on ABC Thursday, May 21, out of solidarity for Colbert's final show on CBS

• "I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight although I know they probably won't," Kimmel said on his own show Wednesday, May 20

Jimmy Kimmelis wishing a "fond farewell" toStephen ColbertbeforeJimmy Kimmel Live!goes dark during the final episode ofTheLate Show.

During his Wednesday, May 20monologue, the host, 58, reminded viewers that he'll "be off tomorrow night out of respect" for Colbert, 62, and his staff atThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The CBS staple's final episode airs on Thursday, May 21, during the same time slot asJimmy Kimmel Live!, while ABC will run a repeat episode of Kimmel's show.

"I think you know how I feel about the fact that they're being pushed out. I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight, although I know they probably won't," Kimmel said.

He added, "That being said, I think it is most important to congratulate Stephen and the team atThe Late Showfor all the great work, all the great work he will continue to do in other venues. I have no doubt. Everyone at that show has always been gracious to us. We never felt like we were competing against. It was nothing like the old days of late night. I always loved being on Stephen's show, I loved having him here on ours. I hope we're able to do that again. I hope he comes to visit as many times as possible."

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Kimmel then emphasized that "it has been a pleasure to work alongside you" and encouraged viewers to tune in for Colbert's curtain call.

"I will be watching tomorrow night. I hope that those of you who watch our show will also tune in to CBS for the last time. Don't ever watch it again," he said. "But watch tomorrow night to wish Stephen and our friends atThe Late Showa fond farewell."

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Kimmel moved into his next topic by joking that he wanted to discuss the "a--holes who forced them off the air," referring to "our dear old Uncle Scam," or PresidentDonald Trump.

Colbert announced in July 2025 that CBS had canceled his show in a move that the network called "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." The decision came after Colbert criticized the network's parent company, Paramount, duringhis July 14 episodeover its$16 million settlement with Trump. Paramount was also in the middle of a merger with the entertainment company Skydance at the time, which required approval from the White House.

ABCannounced on May 11that Kimmel would be airing a repeat episode in an apparent show of solidarity with the fellow late-night host on Thursday, May 21. Kimmel has long supported Colbert following the news of the cancellation, even putting up a billboard in Los Angeles to encourage Emmy voters to vote for Colbert in the Outstanding Talk Series category in 2025. NBC'sThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonwill also air a rerun on Thursday night.

Colbert teased what fans can expect from his "simple" signoff and how he'd like the show to be remembered in PEOPLE'slatest cover. "I hope they laughed. I hope they felt better at the end of the day," he said of viewers.

"I mean, that's it. We're there. We're the last thing you see. A lot of things happen in a day, but we bat last, and so we get the last take that people hear before they go to bed, and I hope it made their day better."

Thefinal episodeof Colbert's long-running program is scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 11:35 p.m. ET.

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Trump says he'll 'try and make' son's wedding but it's 'not good timing'

President Donald Trump said his oldest son'supcoming weddingwill be an intimate affair, and as the father of the groom he will try to attend, but it's "not good timing" amid the Iran war.

Trump seemed to confirmreportsthat his son,Donald Trump Jr., is getting married over the weekend. Asked by a reporter during a May 21 Oval Office event whether he'll attend "Your son's wedding this weekend," the president's response indicated his presence isn't a sure thing.

"He'd like me to go," Trump said of his son. "But it's going to be just a small, private affair and I'm going to try and make it. I'm in the midst, I said: 'You know this is not good timing for me, I have a thing called Iran and other things.'"

"That's one I can't win on," Trump added. "If I do attend, I get killed. If I don't attend I get killed, by the fake news of course I'm talking about."

Trump Jr., 48, announced in December during a White House holiday party that he is engaged to socialiteBettina Anderson, 37. The pair began appearing in public together a year earlier. Anderson had a bridal shower at Mar-a-Lago, the president's Palm Beach estate, last month.

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Page Six reportedthat Trump Jr. and Anderson will be married on a private island in the Bahamas over the weekend. It would be Trump Jr.'s second marriage. He has five kids, includinggolfer Kai Trump, with former model Vanessa Trump. Their marriage ended in 2018.

The president said he has known Anderson "for a long time."

"Hopefully they're going to have a great marriage," he added.

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Linda Perry Says She Didn't Think Christina Aguilera Was Right to Sing 'Beautiful' at First: 'No, You're Like, a Hot Chick'

Linda Perry doubted Christina Aguilera was the right fit for her song "Beautiful" — until she heard her sing it

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• "That's when I discovered... 'Oh, beautiful people are actually insecure and just as damaged as I am,'" she said

• "Beautiful" was featured on Stripped and won a Grammy in 2004

Linda Perrydidn't thinkChristina Aguilerawas the right fit for her song "Beautiful" — but the pop star quickly proved her wrong.

During an appearance on theZach Sang Showon Friday, May 8, Perry opened up about how she felt when Aguilera first sang her song "Beautiful," which was eventually featured on Aguilera's 2002 recordStripped.

Shortly after Perry, 61, wrote "Beautiful," Aguilera, 45, visited her in the studio and she played her a demo of the song.

"She was like, 'Okay I want that.' And I'm thinking in my mind, 'No, you're like, a hot chick. I'm not giving you this song. No way. Are you kidding me?'" Perry recalled.

Then, Perry's manager suggested she let the pop star sing it. When she did, the song took on a whole new meaning for the singer-songwriter.

"It made sense," Perry said. "That's when I discovered... Oh, beautiful people are actually insecure and just as damaged as I am."

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She continued, "She's just as f---ed up as I am. Okay. And then it broke the ice between the both of us when I saw that."

Perry said that she then forced Aguilera to keep the demo they recorded because of how raw it was — even after the "Genie in a Bottle" singer begged her to re-record.

"That's the version that sold me [and] made me believe she had emotions. That she was insecure, that she was lacking in confidence in certain places, that she needed acceptance and approval," she said. "I said, 'Christina, what is wonderful about this vocal is you didn't know what you were doing. That's why it's going to be huge, because so many people are going to relate to this imperfect vocal. That's what this song is about. Not being perfect... I think that's an art that needs to come back.'"

In 2004, "Beautiful" won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards, and was nominated for Song of the Year. The song also peaked at No. 2 on theBillboardHot 100.

On the 20th anniversary ofStripped, Aguilerareleased an updated music videofor the hit song featuring young children tied to their phones. The pop star didn't appear in the video but she did share a message about the anniversary at the very end.

"In the last 20 years, sinceStrippedwas first released, social media has transformed our relationship with our bodies, and in turn our mental health," the message read. "Research suggests that time spent on social networking sites is associated with body image issues, self-harm and disordered eating in children and teens. This needs to change."

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Amy Adams Admits She Stopped Using Instagram Because 'I’m Kind of Boring'

Amy Adams stopped posting to her Instagram account in 2021

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• In a new S Magazine cover story, the star explained that using social media “didn't feel organic”

• Adams described herself as “kind of boring” and “routine-driven” with her husband and daughter

Don't expect to seeAmy Adamsback on Instagram anytime soon.

The Oscar-nominated actress, 51, opened up about her career,agingand life these days in herS Magazinecover story, admitting that she has stopped using Instagram. Adams'last poston the platform, a tribute to her husbandDarren Le Gallo, was back in 2021.

“It didn't feel organic,” theCape Fearstar told the outlet. Her reasoning? “I'm kind of boring,” she said.

“I am really routine-driven. I go to the same places,” continued Adams. “I'm already so settled in my ways that I would have to hunt for something to post about outside of work.”

Because she broke out in the 2005 movieJunebugat age 31, Adams became a star before an active social media presence was considered an essential part of a Hollywood career. “Coming into the busier, more forward-facing times in my career, I was already into my thirties,” she explained.

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Part of that was thanks to Le Gallo, who Adams first met in 2001 when they were enrolled in the same acting class. The two eventually married in 2015 and share a 16-year-old daughter,Aviana Olea Le Gallo. Adams'old Instagram postsoffered occasional glimpses of home life in Los Angeles among the family of three as well as promotingThe RightWay Foundation, a nonprofit supporting foster youth.

Becoming a public figure in her early 30s, said Adams, “I came in with my husband already [and] with my friend group. I just kept living.”

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Following her Golden Globe-nominated turn in 2024'sNightbitch, Adams returns to the big screen in three upcoming films:Taika Waititi'sKlara and the Sun, Kornél Mundruczó'sAt the SeaandShawn Levy'sRyan Gosling-ledStar Wars: Starfighter.

Cape Fear, Apple TV's remake of the 1962 and 1991 movies of the same name starring Adams,Javier BardemandPatrick Wilson, premieres June 5 on Apple TV.

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