Jon Batiste Shares Sweet Photos With Wife Suleika Jaouad in Hospital Amid Her Cancer Journey; See DWTS’ Jenna Dewan, Val Chmerkovskiy Reunite After His Suspension; and more from E! News.

October 26, 2026

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Today’s mood: Baby magic, ballroom reunions, and heartfelt moments.

Your morning pop culture pick-me-up is here. Natalie Portman opens up about welcoming her third child, Jon Batiste shares a touching moment with wife Suleika Jaouad, Dancing With the Stars' Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy reunite after his ballroom absence, and Young Sheldon's Emily Osment reveals a surprising behind-the-scenes request.

Today’s mood: Baby magic, ballroom reunions, and heartfelt moments.

Your morning pop culture pick-me-up is here. Natalie Portman opens up about welcoming her third child, Jon Batiste shares a touching moment with wife Suleika Jaouad, Dancing With the Stars' Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy reunite after his ballroom absence, and Young Sheldon's Emily Osment reveals a surprising behind-the-scenes request.

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Natalie Portman Makes First Comments About Welcoming "Magical" Baby No. 3

Natalie Portman is feeling all the love and thunder. 

After the Thor actress welcomed her third baby—her first with boyfriend Tanguy Destable—in September, her bundle of joy has bringing exactly that to her life.

As she told Harper’s Bazaar in an interview published Oct. 26, Portman—also mom to Aleph, 15, and Amalia, 9, with ex-husband Benjamin Millepeid—is “full of wonder and joy at this magical little human.”

“It gives me a whole new attention to my big kids too,” she added, “as I am reminded of how recently they were these little fresh creations and how quickly they’ve blossomed into incredible humans with their own amazing personalities and senses of humor and ideas.”

Other than this latest look into life as a mom to three, Portman and Destable—who were first linked in March 2025—have otherwise kept the details surrounding their new baby private. In fact, it’s part of the reason the Star Wars alum prefers living in Paris, having called the City of Love home for more than a decade.

“When I was pregnant in New York and L.A., I was followed by 20 men every day,” she explained to Harper’s Bazaar. “There’s so much interest in pregnant women in particular. I’d never been bothered more. And here, they know, and I’ve been almost completely left alone.”

Portman and Destable, a French music producer, shared their pregnancy news in April, with Portman marveling over the sheer fact she was expecting.

“Tanguy and I are very excited,” the 45-year-old told Harper’s Bazaar at the time. “I’m just very grateful. I know it’s such a privilege and a miracle.”

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Jon Batiste Shares Sweet Photos With Wife Suleika Jaouad in Hospital Amid Her Cancer Journey

Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad’s love for each other will never go away.

After Jaouad underwent a third bone marrow transplant amid her yearslong cancer journey, Batiste shed light on how his wife was feeling by sharing photos of them together in the hospital.

“The kids doing alright today,” the Grammy winner wrote on Instagram Oct. 25 in a joint post with Jaouad, “and still madly in love.”

Indeed, the couple—who married in 2022—appeared in good spirits despite the circumstances. After all, in the sweet selfies, Jaouad and Batiste cuddled up together as they posed for the camera.

In the first shot, the writer—who had a blanket around her shoulders—leaned her chin on Batiste’s shoulder, while she gave the Late Show with Stephen Colbert alum a smooch in the second pic.

As for Batiste, while cozying up to his wife in the photos, he wore a surgical mask along with wired headphones in his ears.

Along with having the “It Never Went Away” singer by her side, Jaouad also has supporters from far and wide sending their love and well-wishes as she battles leukemia for the third time.

Indeed, the 38-year-old and her husband were met with hundreds of heartfelt messages from fans and celebrity friends alike in the comment section of their post.

“My heart is wright there with you both,” Sofia Carson wrote, while Sharon Stone commented, “Sending big hugs.”

Meanwhile, Maria Shriver called the post “so beautiful,” adding that she was “sending love and strength.”

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