The daily gossip: November 13, 2019

People crowns John Legend the Sexiest Man Alive, a Friends reunion might actually be happening, and more

John Legend.
(Image credit: People magazine)

1. People says John Legend is the Sexiest Man Alive

Move over, Idris Elba — a new Sexiest Man Alive has been crowned. People has awarded its annual honor to singer John Legend, giving wife Chrissy Teigen one more thing to roast him about on Twitter. The criteria for how People actually determines its Sexiest Man Alive remains maddeningly murky — the formula is surely very scientific — but whatever it was, we're sure John Legend gave his all to it.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.