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Jesse Palmer Responds to Fan Campaign to Air Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette Season
Serving as grand marshal at Winchester, Virginia’s Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 2, Jesse Palmer smiled and waved — and faced the question he can’t escape: What’s next for The Bachelorette as the Taylor Frankie Paul controversy engulfs season 22?
May 4, 2026 4:24 pm
100 Episodes, One Destination: The Hit Sci-Fi Series Is Now Streaming Exclusively
May is a sci-fi binge bonanza: the mid-2000s Battlestar Galactica reboot returns to Paramount+ with most of the franchise, NBC’s La Brea lands in full on Netflix, and a fan-favorite 2010s saga drops all 100 episodes.
May 3, 2026 10:38 am
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in High-Stakes Showdown as Legal War Threatens Their Bottom Line
At a tense pretrial conference in New York City on Tuesday, April 28, attorneys for Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively sparred over potential damages tied to the It Ends With Us legal fight, with Lively’s team claiming the dispute cost her up to $35 million in missed opportunities.
April 29, 2026 7:39 pm
President Donald Trump vs. Jimmy Kimmel: Inside the Late-Night Grudge That Won’t Quit
The late-night feud erupted in April 2026 as President Donald Trump and Melania Trump urged ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over a joke about the first lady, sparking a high-stakes clash over comedy and power.
April 29, 2026 3:13 pm
Val Chmerkovskiy Says Dancing With the Stars Needs Fewer Politicians—Here’s Why
Keep the politicians off the parquet. Dancing With the Stars pro Val Chmerkovskiy told Us Weekly he wants fewer politicians in the ballroom, sharing his wish list at Jennie Garth and iHeartPodcast’s I Choose Me live summit in Burbank.
April 27, 2026 10:08 pm
4 Music Biopic Misfires That Missed the Beat, Ranked — From Back to Black to Nina
Michael moonwalks into a buzzsaw: with more than 100 reviews in, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael is marooned at 38 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, panned as a glossy greatest-hits retread and a reminder that the music-biopic formula was vaporized by Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
April 27, 2026 7:38 pm
Fired Star Wars Actor’s Return Teased Five Years After Controversial Disney Lawsuit
Five years after her high-profile firing, Gina Carano may be on the verge of a Star Wars comeback, with a new update hinting at the return of Cara Dune.
April 27, 2026 5:03 pm
3 New Netflix Movies You Need to Stream This Weekend (April 25–26), Including Bohemian Rhapsody
Netflix is ready to break free this weekend, stacking its lineup with fresh arrivals led by Bohemian Rhapsody, powered by Rami Malek’s Oscar-winning turn — a bold counter to Antoine Fuqua’s controversial, critically panned Michael.
April 25, 2026 2:05 pm
Dianna Russini Makes Dramatic Social Media Move As Mike Vrabel Allegations Swirl
On one of the NFL offseason’s biggest days, former Athletic insider Dianna Russini vanished from X, her account suddenly gone amid a brewing controversy with Mike Vrabel.
April 25, 2026 12:00 pm
Clear Your Schedule: All 100 Episodes of a Beloved Sci-Fi Series Return to Streaming Next Week
Streaming made bingeing effortless—and titles expendable. As shows hop platforms or vanish without warning, one long-awaited series is finally set to return.
April 22, 2026 11:03 am
Kanye West Hit With Battery Lawsuit Over Alleged Hotel Punch
Kanye West has been hit with a lawsuit alleging battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress over an alleged physical altercation at Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. A man identified as John Doe claims the 48-year-old artist approached him at his table before things turned physical.
April 15, 2026 5:32 pm
HBO Max’s #1 Show Worldwide Is Unstoppable Even Amid Controversy And Bad Reviews
Critics panned it, but viewers binged it anyway: HBO Max’s star-studded flagship now tops the service’s most-watched chart, a sharp reminder that bad buzz still sells.
April 15, 2026 3:47 pm
5 Horror Movies So Controversial They Ignited Decades of Debate, Ranked From Faces of Death to Cult Classics
The sham documentary that terrified a generation is back: Faces of Death storms theaters in a provocative remake starring Euphoria’s Barbie Ferreira, Stranger Things’ Dacre Montgomery and Charli XCX — and Watch With Us revisits the hoax that made it a legend.
April 13, 2026 8:34 pm
Kristin Cavallari Says Women Should Ditch the Rules and Date Younger Men
Kristin Cavallari is all in on age-gap romance—at 39, she took to Instagram to cheer the older-women-younger-men trend, crediting older women’s confidence, fewer games, and no fear.
April 13, 2026 6:42 pm
Melania Trump Statement Ignites Backlash From Epstein Survivors
Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors blasted first lady Melania Trump’s attempt to distance herself in a White House speech, saying they’ve already shown extraordinary courage by coming forward—and that shifting the burden back onto them is a deflection of responsibility.
April 12, 2026 7:20 am
Dax Shepard Sets the Record Straight on Kristen Bell Anniversary Post Backlash
Six months after Kristen Bell’s anniversary tribute sparked backlash, Dax Shepard finally breaks his silence on Armchair Expert, saying he only learned about the uproar secondhand.
April 7, 2026 6:56 pm
Chloe Fineman Faces Backlash Over Old Pantsing Anecdote Involving a 6-Year-Old — What Really Happened
SNL star Chloe Fineman is going viral after a candid Vanity Fair roundtable confession: as a teen, she was fired for an inappropriate prank on a child, leaving castmates Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Jane Wickline, and James Austin Johnson stunned.
April 7, 2026 1:09 pm
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s The Drama Packs a Twist That Flips the Script
Two out of four stars: Dearly beloved, brace yourself—A24’s The Drama, written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, turns the week before a wedding into a queasy trust test, asking how well you really know the person at the altar and what revelation could blow the vows apart.
April 4, 2026 5:21 pm
Sage Steele Apologized to Her Kids—Then Sued ESPN
Before suing ESPN, Sage Steele says she braced her children for the fallout, apologizing for what was coming after 16 years at the network in a candid new interview.
April 4, 2026 2:15 pm
Mormon Wives Star Chase Teases His Magic Amid Jessi Kiss Fallout
Chase McWhorter is leaning into the MomTok meltdown: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 30, mocked the fallout from his kiss with ex-wife Miranda Hope’s costar Jessi Draper, dropping a tongue-in-cheek Instagram video set to ZoHendrix's Seasons in which he stares at his own hands.
March 30, 2026 4:20 pm