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LL Cool J to Host 2025 MTV VMAs 3 Years After Serving as Co-Host with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow

Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on Bustle, The US Sun, Newsweek and OK! Magazine. Dimitrios ...
People

LL Cool J and Simone I. Smith Celebrate 30 Years of Marriage with Nostalgic Photo

“We’ve laughed, cried, prayed, forgiven, and grown—together. We did the work, and God did the rest," Smith said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
Los Angeles Times

LL Cool J just returned to ‘NCIS’ in a finale cameo. Looks like he’s there to stay

LL Cool J‘s “NCIS: Los Angeles” character made a surprise cameo Monday during the Season 2 finale of “NCIS: Hawai’i.” And CBS has confirmed that he’ll reprise the role as a recurring guest star in the ...
Time

How to Cool Down When It’s Really Hot Outside

A heat wave is set to stifle much of the U.S. next week, ushering in the highest temperatures of the year so far. Some areas could even push above 100°F. “We’re seeing the hottest summers in recorded ...