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‘Halloweentown’s’ Daniel Kountz Initially Had No Feelings for Kimberly J. Brown
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- Actor Daniel Kountz revealed that he did not have feelings for his now-wife and Halloweentown II costar, Kimberly J. Brown, when they initially met
- The actor, 46, shared that their six-year age gap was just too much when they initially filmed the Disney Channel film, recalling that they were merely “good friends”
- Daniel says the pair reconnected years later when Kimberly, now 40, reached out to him via Facebook to discuss collaborating on some creative projects
Daniel Kountz says he did not have “romantic” feelings for his Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge costar and now-wife, Kimberly J. Brown, when they first met.
The pair answered fan questions while appearing on a recent panel at 90s Con at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn. At one point during the Q&A, which was hosted by PEOPLE’S Dory Jackson, a fan asked Daniel if he had a crush on Kimberly when they initially filmed the 2001 Disney Channel hit.
“I mean that would be funny, but no, we were consummate professionals,” Daniel 46, said. “We were, you know, we were colleagues working together and became friends, truth be told.”
He continued: “I am six years older than her, so I was 22 when I did [Halloweentown II] and she was 16 […]. We were, we were good friends, like, working together and […] had a good time, but no, nothing, like, nothing headed romantic […] We didn’t reconnect ‘till about nine years ago or so.”
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Daniel then shared that Kimberly ultimately reached out to him on Facebook years later to discuss a potential collaboration.
“It was like, hey, I’ve seen you post some stuff. I was just gonna reach out and say hi. I’m gonna start filming some funny little comedy sketches, and I was just wondering if you wanna be a part of it,” Kimberly, now 40, recalled.
“And I was like, yeah, cool, OK, well, let’s, let’s grab some dinner beforehand to catch up,” Daniel added.
In a May 2024 interview with PEOPLE, Daniel admitted that he was “smitten” as soon as he saw Kimberly again.
“We met up at a bar, and I was waiting there for a little Kimberly J. Brown to come in, and in walks a beautiful, well-put-together full-grown woman. I was like, ‘Oh, well, hello there. I believe we’ve both grown up a little bit,’ ” he recalled. “Then that was pretty much it for me.”
In the same interview, Kimberly told PEOPLE that a connection between them developed “naturally and gradually.”
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“The more conversations and catching up and the more we got to talking and everything, there was such an ease to it and everything. I remember thinking in the back of my head, ‘Oh, what’s happening here? There’s something happening here,’ ” she said.
The couple ultimately got engaged on June 26, 2022 at Griffith Observatory in L.A.
“We went up literally right in front of the observatory where we had hung out on our first official date. He proposed right in the same spot, and it was really just the perfect evening,” Kimberly said.
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They officially tied the knot in California on April 19, 2024 surrounded by 92 friends and loved ones — including actress Lacey Chabert, who served as a bridesmaid.
Speaking about their connection, Daniel told PEOPLE that he loves Kimberly’s “determination.” He added: “When she has an idea, she acts on it and does it and takes care of it. She’s like a force of nature.”
For her part, Kimberly says she fell in love with Daniel’s heart and caring nature. “He always holds space for me, no matter what. That kind of unconditional love and caring still astounds me,” she said.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce enjoy dinner date in NYC

Taylor Swift and fiancé Travis Kelce were pictured enjoying a date night in New York City on Friday, ahead of their upcoming July wedding.
The singer and Kansas City Chiefs tight end, both 36, were spotted packing on the PDA as they made their way into Or’esh.
Swift, who was holding hands with and lovingly gazing at Kelce outside of the Mediterranean restaurant, modeled an off-the-shoulder floral maxi dress and open-toe beige heels.
The “Opalite” singer accessorized with a gold necklace and a straw purse. Her hair was swept back, with her bangs framing her face.
Kelce, meanwhile, wore a patterned short-sleeve Marni shirt and black pinstriped pants.
Notably, this is the fourth New York City outing for Swift this week. Prior to her and the NFL star’s Friday evening together, Swift enjoyed dinner dates with her family and friends.
On Thursday, Swift was pictured grabbing dinner at Zero Bond, an exclusive, private members-only club. It wasn’t clear who she dined with that evening, but she was dressed to impress in a crisp white Stella McCartney peplum shirt cinched at the waist with a thin black belt and polished tan trousers.
On Tuesday, she celebrated her close pal Lena Dunham’s 40th birthday at Italian restaurant Via Carota in NYC’s West Village neighborhood alongside Andrew Rannells, Emily Ratajkowski and director Romain Gavras.
And on Monday, Swift was spotted with her parents, Scott and Andrea Swift, and her brother, Austin. The family enjoyed a private dinner at The Eighty Six.
Swift and Kelce are preparing for their wedding, which is set to take place in NYC on July 3, according to the save-the-dates that have already gone out to guests.
Swift has also been personally calling friends to invite them to her and Kelce’s summer nuptials, TMZ reported Thursday.
The outlet claimed she’s keeping details of the wedding under wraps to avoid more leaks before the big day.
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Anna Wintour’s daughter Bee Shaffer and Franco Carrozzini split

Bee Shaffer and her husband, Francesco Carrozzini, have split after nearly eight years of marriage, Page Six can reveal.
The daughter of Vogue doyenne Anna Wintour tied the knot with the son of Franca Sozzani, the late editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, in July 2018, making the marriage a true fashion union.
The couple, who share a four-year-old son, told Page Six that they remain “best of friends.”
“After ten wonderful years together, we have decided to separate,” they said in a statement. “Although our career paths led us in different directions, we remain the very best of friends and devoted, committed parents to our son. This is the only statement we will make, and we respectfully ask for privacy.”
Although there had been rumblings about their marriage over the past few months as they were rarely seen together, Bee and Francesco posed together at the Met Gala just last week, where she still wore her wedding band.
A few weeks beforehand, Bee had joined her mother and sister-in-law, Elizabeth Cordry Shaffer, at the NYC premiere of “The Devil Wears Prada ” at Lincoln Center.
Bee, 38, is a producer for ATG Entertainment in New York and is known for her work on Broadway productions including the 2022 revival of “Plaza Suite”, the 2023-2024 production of “Appropriate” and the hit musical “Parade.”
She and Francesco, 43, divided their time between NYC and Italy, where he works as a filmmaker and director.
The pair were first romantically linked in 2016 and wed at Wintour’s estate in Mastic, Long Island, in front of 150 guests, who were, of course, banned from posting pics on social media. Actor Colin Firth officiated, reading quotes from both Wintour and Sozzani, who died from lung cancer at age 66 in December 2016.
They later held a second celebration in Portofino, Italy.
Page Six announced that Bee was expecting their first child in July 2021, and Bee gave birth to a son that October.
Bee is one of Wintour’s two children with her ex-husband, noted psychiatrist David Shaffer, who died in October 2023 at age 87. Their son, Charles, is also a doctor in NYC specializing in psychiatry,
In 2014, Bee opened up to Grazia about what having Wintour as a mom is really like. She revealed that her mom “became more famous” when “The Devil Wears Prada” came out. (Meryl Streep plays a parody of a Wintour-esque fashion magazine editor in the film.) Wintour found it “interesting” that people viewed her as “very cold” upon its release.
“But I know that she’s the most generous person that you will ever meet,” Bee added. “It’s crazy, but she will put everyone else before herself. So I know that that’s who she is. She’s also efficient; she gets bored easily and wants to get things done. But, she’s a boss!”
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Why stars are flocking back to ‘outdated’ TV dramas
Like vinyl, broadcast TV may be en vogue again. Amid Hollywood contraction, old-school network jobs are suddenly sought after — or at least increasingly viewed as a steadier paycheck for Hollywood’s shrinking creative class.
“A lot of people who used to say to me, ‘I’m never doing a Law & Order show, I’m never doing that,’ are now like, ‘I’m trying to provide for my family. I’ve got two kids and I need to make sure I can put food on the table and still pay for this house,’” one top TV agent tells P6H.
Despite lacking coolness, broadcast jobs offer a level of stability streaming often cannot. “You’re not winning awards or getting nominated for anything if you’re doing a network show, but it pays the bills,” the agent said. “As much as it’s a dying medium, people still want to work there because you can have a consistent style of living and know what your life is like.”

NBC’s reboot of “The Rockford Files” is from Mike Daniels, who most recently was a co-showrunner of Peacock’s short-lived “Ponies.” His last network TV gig was in 2019 with the Jimmy Smits legal drama “Bluff City Law” (also on NBC). Greg Mottola is directing and producing the pilot — his most recent TV credits include a pair of high-profile streaming series, “Peacemaker” and “Nobody Wants This” — in his first network TV gig since he helmed the first three episodes of “Arrested Development.”
Allegra Edwards is co-starring in CBS’ vampire comedy “Eternally Yours,” following five-seasons on Amazon’s “Upload.” One of the bigger hits this past season, Fox’s “Best Medicine,” featured Josh Charles in his first network TV starring role since “The Good Wife.”

For younger actors, streaming still offers something broadcast largely does not: lead roles. “There’s no leads on network television shows for a 25-year-old girl,” the agent added. “But on streaming, you can be the lead of a show making a really good living at 20 or 25 years old.”
One of the biggest frustrations in streaming remains the long gaps between seasons. “You can shoot eight to 10 episodes in one year — after already waiting six months just to get to set — and then have 18 months between seasons,” the agent said. “So in three years, you’re shooting 16 episodes.”
For writers hoping to run their own shows, broadcast offers a stronger training ground, according to another TV lit agent. “You’re getting to produce earlier and you’re involved in production while you’re writing,” the agent said.
Yet another agent argued clients can no longer afford to be overly selective. “Back when all the streamers were launching, it was an arms race for talent,” the agent said. “We could negotiate huge deals and everyone was making money doing cool sh-t.”
Even so, fears remain that the networks could abandon scripted programming altogether in favor of sports and news, and sports-rights costs are expected to further erode scripted budgets. A fourth TV agent summed it up bluntly: “It all comes from somewhere, right?”
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