Jennifer Aniston, Glen Powell and Extra Stars Who Give Again

Editor in chief Dan Wakeford’s editor’s letter:

I’ve spent almost 30 years as an leisure journalist — and I nonetheless like it. Day-after-day, I get to inform the tales of the artists, creators and dreamers who form popular culture and make life brighter, bolder and extra joyful for all of us. Over time, I’ve seen that when celeb tales are informed with care, they do greater than entertain — they join us, encourage us and remind us of our shared humanity. That’s the center of Us Weekly.

Over the previous 18 months, we’ve raised the bar on our storytelling, committing to creating our reporting the gold customary of good, trusted leisure journalism. As a result of there’s no disgrace in loving celeb tradition. It’s not a responsible pleasure; it’s a part of how we discover pleasure, hope and which means. We cowl stars’ lives thoughtfully, with empathy and objective, shining a lightweight on resilience, psychological well being, private development… and displaying that beneath the glitz and glamour, celebrities actually are Simply Like Us.

Celebrities maintain a novel place in our tradition. They carry us collectively, make us chuckle and remind us what’s doable. Their tales may replicate the perfect of who we’re — and who we aspire to be.

That’s the spirit behind Us’ Humankind Situation, honoring stars who use their platforms for good. Whether or not via their work — like Drew and Jonathan Scott, who use their expertise to construct properties for Habitat for Humanity, or Unhealthy Bunny, whose Good Bunny Basis champions training and lately launched a summer time camp to help younger individuals — these stars are turning compassion into motion. Others, like Noah Wyle, who advocates for healthcare employees, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who calls elevating consciousness for a number of sclerosis “the best objective I’ve ever had,” remind us that kindness is available in many varieties, every with the ability to create lasting change.

I’m in awe of our cowl star, Lainey Wilson, who speaks in regards to the significance of kindness and giving again. She created the Coronary heart Like a Truck Fund, which helps causes like training, well being and household well-being, all of which may change lives. And I concur along with her philosophy that you would be able to catch extra flies with honey than with vinegar.

In a world that may really feel heavy, it’s extra necessary than ever to rejoice generosity and connection. As we head into Giving Tuesday this yr amid all of the noise, acts of kindness nonetheless shine via.

Let’s be that mild. Let’s raise one another. Let’s rejoice the ability of doing good — collectively.

— Dan Wakeford, editor in chief

Learn on to study extra in regards to the stars who’re dedicating their time, vitality and like to causes near their hearts:

Eric Dane: A Remedy for ALS

Not lengthy after the Gray’s Anatomy alum publicly revealed his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prognosis in April, Eric Dane joined Push for Progress, a marketing campaign sponsored by the I Am ALS group to safe federal funding for analysis. “I’m gonna combat till the final breath on this one,” he informed Congressman Eric Swalwell in September. It’s no surprise he was named ALS Community Advocate of the 12 months.

Get entangled: iamals.org

Unhealthy Bunny: Empowering Youth

The 2026 Tremendous Bowl halftime performer (actual title: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) informed Apple Music this yr that he goals of utilizing his platform to “impression as many lives as doable.” He’s already began in his beloved Puerto Rico, the place his aptly named Good Bunny Basis has rebuilt hurricane-damaged sports activities amenities, awarded instructional grants and launched a yearly summer time camp the place he’s stated younger individuals can “uncover of their passions a path to rework their lives and communities.”

Get entangled: goodbunnyfoundation.org

Drew and Jonathan Scott: Habitat Humanitarians

“These are the OG Property Brothers and Property Sisters,” Drew tells Us of Habitat for Humanity, which helps individuals construct protected, reasonably priced properties for themselves and their neighbors. In October, he and his twin brother, Jonathan, joined greater than 1,000 volunteers to assemble 25 new homes in Austin, Texas, through the thirty ninth Annual Habitat for Humanity Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Undertaking. And also you don’t need to be an HGTV professional to pitch in, Jonathan tells Us: “Should you’ve ever watched Property Brothers and also you’re like, ‘That appears so enjoyable,’ guess what? They’ll allow you to try this right here, and it’s for a superb trigger. Nothing’s extra rewarding than volunteering with Habitat.”

Get entangled: habitat.org

Jamie-Lynn Sigler: Elevating MS Consciousness

After going public along with her a number of sclerosis prognosis in 2017, Sopranos alum Sigler has been dedicated to bringing consciousness to the illness. Most lately, she helped create a Replicate, Reframe, Attain out information for sufferers and cohosted the “MeSsy” podcast with Christina Applegate, who can also be dwelling with MS, for greater than a yr. Sigler stated that sharing her expertise with listeners has given her “the best objective I’ve ever had.”

Get entangled: nationalmssociety.org

Jennifer Aniston: Funding Animal Shelters

Canine’ finest buddy! Final yr, Jennifer Aniston established the Clydeo Fund — named for the character from her kids’s books, who’s a fictional “cousin” of her rescue pup, Clyde — to help animal shelters around the globe. It’s a trigger, she’s stated, “which may be very, very, very pricey to my coronary heart.”

Get entangled: eifoundation.org/the-clydeo-fund

Noah Wyle: Advocating for Healthcare Staff

Wyle is proud to be starring in The Pitt, his second acclaimed medical drama that “hopefully raises compassion for people who find themselves there to select up our damaged items,” Wyle informed Us on the Rape Remedy Middle and Stuart Home at UCLA Well being’s annual brunch in Los Angeles on October 25. In June, the ER alum joined his mother, nurse Marjorie Wyle-Katz, in lobbying Congress for laws supposed to alleviate medical professionals’ psychological and bodily burdens. The actor tells Us that philanthropy comes naturally to him. “I used to be born with an additional dose of empathy, I assume,” he says. “It was drilled into us to attempt to depart the world higher than we discover it. I bear in mind being in fifth or sixth grade, it was a compulsory class project to tune into the Finish Starvation Community, which was a telethon to attempt to finish hunger. I used to be actually upset by it, so I pledged half of my allowance going ahead. For years, I despatched cash. I don’t imagine I’ve helped finish starvation but, however hope stays everlasting.”

Get entangled: drlornabreen.org

Glen Powell: Supporting Wounded Veterans

Glen Powell has been in awe of the Blue Angels lengthy earlier than he starred in High Gun: Maverick. The elite squadron represents “the perfect [of] the US,” he informed Us in 2024 of manufacturing a documentary to learn the Blue Angels Basis, which offers help for wounded veterans. “It was such a privilege to place these heroes on the display screen.”

Get entangled: blueangelsfoundation.org

Pedro Pascal: Transgender Neighborhood Allyship

“I can’t consider something extra vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most susceptible neighborhood of people that need nothing from you, anticipate the suitable to exist,” Pedro Pascal — whose sister, Lux, is a transgender lady — wrote in help of the trans neighborhood on Instagram in February. In April, he wore a “Defend the Dolls” T-shirt (designed by dressmaker Conner Ives to learn the Trans Lifeline charity) to the Thunderbolts London premiere.

Get entangled: translifeline.org

Jason & Kylie Kelce: Motion for Autism

Now that’s dedication to the trigger! In June, former Philadelphia Eagles participant Jason Kelce stripped to his Speedo on the annual Group 62 fundraiser, which has raised greater than $2.4 million for the Eagles Autism Basis since 2021. The Tremendous Bowl champ was impressed by his spouse, Kylie Kelce, whose childhood pal is autistic. “I’ve a particular place in my coronary heart for people on the spectrum,” the mother of 4 informed As we speak final yr of her dedication to creating soccer video games accessible to all by establishing a sensory room for the neurodivergent neighborhood on the Birds’ dwelling stadium.

Get entangled: philadelphiaeagles.com/eaglesautismfoundation

Megan Thee Stallion: Destigmatizing Psychological Well being

Educating everybody the right way to bounce again from unhealthy days! Megan Thee Stallion, who has lengthy been open about her battle with melancholy and post-traumatic stress, was named The Trevor Undertaking’s Psychological Well being Champion of the 12 months for creating her free wellness app, Unhealthy Bitches Have Unhealthy Days Too, and serving to underserved communities via her Pete & Thomas Basis.

Get entangled: peteandthomasfoundation.org

Jimmy Kimmel: Childhood Most cancers Analysis

Since its inception in 2010, Jimmy Kimmel has been a proud champion of what he’s known as “the best, most scrumptious charity occasion of the yr” — L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade Stand, which advantages pediatric most cancers analysis. At this yr’s fundraiser in October, a star-studded dinner with the late-night host and his spouse, Molly McNearney, fetched $85,000 at public sale.

Get entangled: alexslemonade.org

Coco Gauff: Serving to Black Athletes

Serving training! In February, Coco Gauff donated $100,000 to the United Negro Faculty Fund to offer scholarships at traditionally Black schools and universities for college kids who play tennis, giving them “the arrogance to chase their goals,” she stated, “understanding they’ve a powerful neighborhood behind them and a brilliant future forward.”

Get entangled: uncf.org