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“Stranger Things” star Maya Hawke marries singer Christian Lee Hutson in surprise Valentine's Day wedding

February 15, 2026

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Entertainment Weekly Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson in April 2025 in New York City Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Maya Hawkeand Christian Lee Hutson tied the knot on the most romantic day of the year.

TheStranger Thingsstar celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday by marrying her musician fiancé in an intimate wedding, surrounded by family and friends.PEOPLEhas confirmed that the actress, 27, and musician, 35, said "I do," in a formal New York ceremony attended by several A-listers, including Hawke's parents,Uma ThurmanandEthan Hawke.

Also in attendance were several of Hawke'sStranger Thingscostars, including Joe Keery, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Charlie Heaton, and Natalie Dyer. Other attendees includedWhite Lotusstar Sam Nivola andReady or Not 2: Here I Comeactress Kathryn Newton. Uma and Ethan, who were married from 1998 to 2005, also share son Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke, who was in attendance for the Feb. 14 nuptials.

Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson during the 37th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert on February 26, 2024 in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty

Noam Galai/Getty

PEOPLE's exclusive photos of the big day show Maya keeping it classic in a white gown and feathery white winter coat, while Hutson sports a black tuxedo.

Representatives for Hawke did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly's request for comment.

The wedding comes nearly a year after Hutson confirmed their engagement during a conversation withSoCal Sound Sessionlast year. After host Julie Slater mentioned that Hutson worked on one of his songs, "Carousel Horses" with his "fiancée" Maya, the musician replied, "Yeah." Two months later, Maya was photographed wearing a diamond engagement ring.

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The couple met years ago while recording music together. The singer-songwriter, who himself has released three albums co-produced by Phoebe Bridgers, was featured on Maya's 2024 album,Chaos Angel.

Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson in February 2025 in Milan, Italy Arnold Jerocki/GC Images

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During a June 2024 interview on theZach Sang Show, Hawke confirmed that the duo were friends for four years before pursuing a relationship, noting that he produced her album during that pre-dating stretch.

"I cannot recommend, highly enough, dating your friends," Hawke gushed. "It's the best. They know you. They understand that you are a human being who has dated other people, who has feelings and is a living, breathing human... not just a piece of paper for them to project their image of a perfect girlfriend onto."

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She continued, "It's the best to feel seen in that way, to feel like someone you're falling in love with can help you work on a song about a time you were in love with someone else. It's pretty frickin' awesome."

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DNA pulled from glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s home as FBI believe it may belong to suspect seen in doorbell cam

February 15, 2026
DNA pulled from glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home as FBI believe it may belong to suspect seen in doorbell cam

The FBI said a glove found two miles fromNancy Guthrie's Arizona homecould match the gloves worn by an "armed" person seen in surveillance footage outside her front door the morning shedisappeared, according to theAssociated Press.

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This comes after the FBIreleased new photos and videosfrom Guthrie's doorbell camera of a suspect, who was wearing a ski mask and gloves, approaching her front door. Police said the man was armed and appeared to tamper with her camera.

The glove, which the agency said could match those worn by the suspect, has reportedly been sent off for DNA testing. While investigators have received the preliminary results, they're still waiting on official confirmation, theAPreports.

The agency reportedly said about 16 gloves have been found near Guthrie's home, most of which were later identified as gloves used by searchers that had been discarded.

A glove found near Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home could be a match to those worn by the masked individual seen on her doorbell the morning she vanished (Pima County Sheriff's Department)

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at her home in the Catalina Foothills, a quiet community just outside of Tucson, Arizona, on January 31. She was reported missing the next day.

The masked individual seen at Nancy Guthrie's front door has been described as a man with an average build who is between 5'9" and 5'10" tall. He was wearing a black, 25-liter 'Ozark Trail Hiker Pack' backpack, the FBInoted.

On Thursday, the FBI also announced a new reward of $100,000 for information "leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance."

Savannah Guthrie's mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, was last seen on January 31 (Instagram/@savannahguthrie)

This comes after law enforcement officialscarried out operations in the Tucson area Friday related to Guthrie's disappearance.

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Investigators searched a residence about two miles from Guthrie's home Friday night, with a warrant that was "based on a lead," a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesperson said Saturday. No arrests were made.

Around the same time, officials conducted a separate traffic stop, also near Guthrie's home. Investigators questioned an individual, but no arrests were made, the sheriff's department spokesperson said.

The search for Guthrie is now entering its third week. Investigators "won't quit" their efforts to find Guthrie, even if it takes years, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos toldThe New York Times.

"Maybe it's an hour from now," Nanos said Friday. "Maybe it's weeks or months or years from now. But we won't quit. We're going to find Nancy. We're going to find this guy."

Her disappearance has sparked a massive search involving state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Guthrie relies on daily medication, and there could be "fatal" consequences if she doesn't take it, Nanos has said. When she vanished, police also flagged that she has high blood pressure, a pacemaker and cardiac issues,according to a 911 dispatch audio.

Savannah Guthrie has said she believes her mother is still alive. The "Today" show anchor recently shared an old video of her mother onInstagramwith the caption, "We will never give up on her."

She also shared the footage of the masked man and asked for anyone with information to come forward. "Someone out there recognizes this person. We believe she is still out there. Bring her home," she wrote onInstagram.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department said anyone with information should contact 1-800-CALL-FBI, 520-351-4900, 88-CRIME or visit tips.fbi.gov.

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“Silence of the Lambs”' Buffalo Bill actor admits movie's handling of gender identity was 'f---ing wrong'

February 15, 2026
Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill in 'The Silence of the Lambs' Orion/courtesy Everett Collection

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AsThe Silence of the Lambscelebrates a major milestone, the actor behind Buffalo Bill is acknowledging that certain elements of the film have not stood the test of time.

On Valentine's Day, the groundbreaking, Oscar-winning 1991 horror classic celebrated its 35th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Ted Levine — who earned acclaim for his portrayal of a serial killer who skinned his female victims — addressed critiques that it has earned from the queer and transgender communities.

"There are certain aspects of the movie that don't hold up too well," Levine toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a new interview. "We all know more, and I'm a lot wiser about transgender issues. There are some lines in that script and movie that are unfortunate."

The Silence of the Lambsfollows FBI trainee Clarice Starling, played byJodie Foster, who teams up with imprisoned cannibal and expert psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to track down Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb, a prolific serial killer who lures in and then peels his victims to create a "woman suit."

While the script never explicitly states Buffalo Bill's gender identity, and Lecter even argues that he is "not really transsexual," it does note that Gumb unsuccessfully applied for gender-affirming surgery. Many viewers have interpreted the character as queer, with some critics denouncing the film for perpetuating negative stereotypes associated with the gay and trans communities.

Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster in 'The Silence Of The Lambs' Ken Regan/Orion/Kobal/Shutterstock

Ken Regan/Orion/Kobal/Shutterstock

Levine admitted that while he was making the movie, the possibility of those criticisms did not occur to him, but as he developed a fuller understanding of gender identity, it changed his perspective.

"[It's] just over time and having gotten aware and worked with trans folks, and understanding a bit more about the culture and the reality of the meaning of gender," said the actor. "It's unfortunate that the film vilified that, and it's f---ing wrong. And you can quote me on that."

As for his approach to portraying the character, Levine clarified, "I didn't play him as being gay or trans. I think he was just a f---ed-up heterosexual man. That's what I was doing."

The character of Buffalo Bill, who originated in the 1988 Thomas Harris book,The Silence of the Lambs,drew inspiration from several known serial killers — including Ed Gein, Ted Bundy, and Gary Michael Heidnik.

Director Jonathan Demme's producing partner on the film adaptation, Edward Saxon, also spoke toThe Hollywood Reporter,saying the team did not anticipate sparking outrage among the LGBTQ+ community with their portrayal of Buffalo Bill.

"We were really loyal to the book," Saxon said. "As we made the film, there was just no question in our minds that Buffalo Bill was a completely aberrant personality — that he wasn't gay or trans. He was sick."

He continued, "To that extent, we missed it. From my point of view, we weren't sensitive enough to the legacy of a lot of stereotypes and their ability to harm."

Saxon added that though he feels "regret" about it, the movie's handling of Buffalo Bill did not come from "any place of malice."

Ted Levine in 'The Silence Of The Lambs' Orion/Kobal/Shutterstock

Orion/Kobal/Shutterstock

"It actually came from a place of seeing this guy," he said. "We all had dear friends and family who were gay. We thought it would just be very clear that Buffalo Bill adapts different things from society, from a place of an incredibly sick pathology."

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In 2021, the CBS sequel seriesClariceaddressed Buffalo Bill's transphobic legacy by introducing a trans character, played by activist Jen Richards, who was forced to reckon with the impact of the serial killer's fame. Whilechatting withEntertainment Weekly,Richards pointed out that Buffalo Bill had the power to become so influential because "the transgender community was largely invisible" in the early '90s.

"That meant that any portrayal of people who were trans had a weight to it, and it informed the public's opinion of what it means to be trans," she told EW, noting that Bill could reinforce "a stereotype that already existed that transgender women were people who coveted and wanted to harm women and were part of a misogynistic culture, rather than human beings with an authenticity who are moving through their lives with the same desires and needs as any other human being."

Despite the controversy surrounding it,The Silence of the Lambsmade Oscars history as the first horror film, and third film overall, to sweep the Academy Awards' Big Five categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (for Hopkins), Best Actress (for Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay. To this day, it remains the only horror film to ever win Best Picture.

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