Yellowstone‘s Luke Grimes moved out to Montana — but why was it met with some backlash by locals?

Grimes rose to fame playing Kayce Dutton on Yellowstone, which ran from 2018 to 2024. He reprised the role for CBS’ Marshals spinoff, which came years after Grimes relocated from Los Angeles to the Bitterroot Valley in Montana.

The actor and his wife, Bianca Rodrigues Grimes, moved in 2020 after Grimes fell in love with the area after Yellowstone. The decision to start fresh was met with a surprising reaction from his neighbors.

“I was going up there three or four months out of the year, and then anytime we’d get done filming, and I’d come back here, it sort of felt like I was leaving home rather than going back home,” Grimes told Fox News Digital in February. “It was just a gear change that slowly happened over a course of a few years and then, yeah, my wife and I just fell in love with it and decided to live there.”

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Grimes later revealed that some of the Montana locals haven’t been as welcoming to him and his family. (Grimes and his wife welcomed a son in 2024.)

“I can’t go to bars there anymore ‘cause whatever that one idiot is, is at the bar, and he can’t wait to start a fight with me,” he shared on the Joe Rogan Experience in March. “Just like can’t wait to do it because it’s like a win-win for him, you know? He gets to sue me or something. I don’t know, but it’s a lose-lose for me.”

Grimes continued: “The valley that I live in, we had some people come visit us. Our friends from California drove out, and we went on a hike, and we were in their car. And they had, you know, Cali plates. We get off the hike, and someone had written ‘go back’ in the dust on their car. Like, people are super weird about it. So I don’t tell anyone exactly where I’m at because they would get really mad at me.”

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At the time, Grimes also addressed criticism that Kayce isn’t a Dutton who deserved his own Yellowstone spinoff, Marshals.

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“I’m my own worst critic,” Grimes told Entertainment Weekly in February. “I was like, ‘If you take a poll of who people want to have a spinoff, I don’t know if Kayce would be top of that list. I think there’s other characters that they would rather see.’”

Grimes used that as motivation, adding, “So there was a fire under me. Like, it has to be good. If it’s not good, I’d rather not do it. We tried really hard to make sure that any of the original Yellowstone fans would have something to grasp onto.”

He continued: “But if you’d never seen Yellowstone, we wanted this show to make sense on its own as well. I think we accomplished that as much as we possibly could.”

By Jonathan Klotz
| Published 58 seconds ago

Stargate SG-1 took a few seasons to find its footing, which is why Season 1 is so uneven, from the R-rated Showtime pilot to “Emancipation,” the cast and crew had to figure out how the show’s world was going to work and where the SG-1 team fell into the grand scheme of things. Episode 6, “The First Commandment,” broadens the world with the introduction of SG-9, except it’s after the unit was wiped out, and now the SG-1 team has to clean up their mess.

In doing so, they re-enact the plot of Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War classic, Apocalypse Now, the first of many times when the series bases plots off the classics. It mostly works, too, except there’s one Samantha Carter-shaped problem at the center of the episode. 

Going Native And Playing God

“The First Commandment” kicks off with the remnants of SG-9, another exploratory unit under Stargate Command, after their leader, Captain Jonas Hanson (William Russ) convinced the native tribe he was a God. His plan is to force the construction of a temple and turn on an abandoned Goa’uld device that will “turn the sky orange.” It’s deduced to be a solar radiation shield, necessary for survival on the planet where the solar radiation levels are so high that it will burn anyone to a crisp if they stay in the sunlight for too long. It’s a simple plot about an officer going native, exactly the sort of thing Star Trek’s Federation designed the Prime Directive to prevent, but it’s complicated by Carter (Amanda Tapping) revealing Hanson is her ex-fiancée.

After saving a native boy from Hanson’s soldiers, Carter is brought face-to-face with her ex, and the problem he faces as he can’t figure out how to turn on the solar shield. He admits that he hope sone day, she’ll become his goddess, mere seconds before threatening to kill every single cave-dweller and then the two of them. Yet, when Carter has the chance to kill him, she hesitates and can’t make the shot. 

Hanson still wants to make a grand display for his followers. An activated Stargate looks like the gateway to heaven to undeveloped civilizations. Using the portal as an execution device, Hanson attempts to drop Jack (Richard Dean Anderson) and Teal’c (Christopher Judge) into one without the safety of an IRC signal. Instead, the solar shield is activated by the team, and Hanson is tossed into the Stargate to his death by his own followers. It’s poetic, it’s a little darker than 90s fans expected of their sci-fi, and it’s proof that early on, no one knew what to do with Samantha Carter.

Stargate SG-1’s Growing Pains

Carter would go on to become one of the franchise’s most important characters, with appearances in every series, and her role only decreased when Amanda Tapping became the lead of Sanctuary. “The First Commandment” puts her in the role of Willard from Apocalypse Now, the assassin sent to take out Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who, similarly, can’t make the shot (for different reasons, but the spirit is there). Stargate SG-1 could have given her the same role, the same results, without her having been engaged to Hanson. It’s an unnecessary wrinkle that’s close to having her role listed as “girl” back when the writers thought she needed a man to play off of. 

Later seasons would rehabilitate Carter’s character, and there’s a reason why she appears in every series: she became the breakout character of Stargate SG-1. It took a while, and there were some growing pains to get there, but later episodes, such as Season 7’s “Space Race,” let Carter be Carter, and the result is some of the stories in the series. 

Stargate SG-1 ended its run as an ensemble series, with every character important to the team’s dynamics, even after the addition of Farscape stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black. The first few seasons have awkward episodes for each of the main cast, but the end result is worth the journey to get there. 

By Chris Sawin
| Updated 12 seconds ago

Faces of Death began as a 1978 snuff film disguised as a mondo horror/documentary with the appeal that all of the deaths in the film were authentic. Some fake sequences were produced, but the film utilized pre-existing footage of actual death and the horrors that followed afterward.

Despite facing various controversies and being banned in many countries, the first film proved a massive success ($35 million at the box office on a $67,000 budget), and Faces of Death quickly became a franchise.  The film would spawn three legitimate sequels, three “sequels” that were highlight reels from previous films (only one included new footage), and a Fact or Fiction entry that disproved some of the franchise’s more well-known scenes. There are also two more entries, but Faces of Death VII is Nick Bougas’s 1989 film Death Scenes, with a new title, while Faces of Death 8 is a bunch of random gore sequences from all over the world with no narration and no credits.

The New Faces Of Death

The franchise had been dead for 25 years until the film was reimagined and released in 2026. Directed by Daniel Goldhaber and co-written by Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei (CAM, How to Blow Up a Pipeline), Faces of Death follows Margot Romero (Barbie Ferreira, Euphoria), a content moderator for Kino Moderation. Kino is presented like an online platform similar to TikTok, with a comment section that mirrors Instagram.

It’s Margot’s job to flag inappropriate internet videos, whether they’re too sexual, feature drug use, or are too violent. Even though she’s only had the job for a couple of months, Margot has already seen everything and is kind of desensitized to the nastiness of the internet. She typically allows a lot of the violent content she sees because it is noticeably fake.

A beheading video sticks with Margot more than the others, and a few days later, an electrocution video in the same style follows. Soon after, a man’s head is bludgeoned by two hammers held by mannequins before they scalp him and pretend to eat his brains. Margot wants to go to the police, but Josh (Jermaine Fowler, Night Patrol), her boss at Kino, doesn’t want the negative reputation for the platform and is still convinced none of it is authentic.

Arthur Spevak (Dacre Montgomery, Stranger Things) is kidnapping famous influencers and TV personalities. He injects them with fentanyl, holds them captive in cages, and then murders them in a way that mirrors a death from the original Faces of Death. Arthur uploads every one of his kills to Kino and is gaining a following. Since Kino has no intention of tracking what could be a murder spree being uploaded to the internet, Margot decides to take matters into her own hands.

The film is trying to say something about society. Everyone is glued to their phones these days, with an attention span of less than 10 seconds. Doom scrolling has become the new channel flipping, and everyone scrolls to the next thing if something doesn’t grab them immediately. Various forms of entertainment are available to us at our fingertips, and we take them for granted.

Faces of Death touches on how cruel we’ve become. People are dying just to make content, and nobody cares. It’s not them or anyone they know, so it serves them right. They’ve gotten what they deserve, and the person holding the phone is on to the next trend or video.

Nobody Cares If These Characters Become Train Jelly

But the issue is you don’t give a good Goddamn about anyone in this film. Everyone is an asshole, and you’re no more invested in Margot’s gay and horror film-obsessed roommate named Ryan (Aaron Holliday) than you are in Margot’s boss, Josh.

Margot’s big back story is that her best friend died while they were trying to make a viral video. They were dancing on train tracks as a train approached, and she slipped on gravel and became train jelly. Meanwhile, Arthur’s motivation is that people love remakes, and Kino seemed like a great place to gain a following. Margot even pulls the original Faces of Death VHS off the shelf and watches it in the film.

A Questionable Script Which Relies On Reddit

The film’s writing is questionable. Half of the film sees Margot turning to Reddit for answers, while the other half feels like it’s Barbie Ferreira staring at the camera, her mega unibrow screaming louder than any dumb facial expression she makes.

The Arthur Spevak character is poorly fleshed out. He’s a germaphobe, but that aspect literally leads to nothing. Dacre Montgomery also has the strongest performance in the film, but he’s a poor imitation of Patrick Bateman overall.

There’s also a sequence where Arthur is trying to intimidate his caged victims by angrily feeding them pizza. And later, Margot brushes her teeth with black toothpaste so intensely that you think her toothbrush is going to break in half. The fact that Ryan’s lipstick knife is the savior of the film on three separate occasions that can’t be detected by anyone or anything is so incredibly infuriating, too.

Throw This Cast In A Volcano

Meanwhile, Ferriera’s performance rides on her shrieking like a rabid marmot that also apparently chain-smoked since it became sentient in the womb; by the time the inevitable confrontation between Arthur and Margot finally arrives, you don’t root for a clear winner. You lust for a fictional double murder or some gruesome natural occurrence to swoop in and eject these two irritating jackasses directly into the sun or nearest volcano. Never has the giant foot from Monty Python’s Flying Circus been needed or craved more.

You’d think that a horror film like Faces of Death would at least have some decent kills, but even those are uninspired and are more straightforward than anything else. Faces of Death feels like a lazy reboot; controversy has been replaced with apathy, and a cast of characters and performances you want nothing more than to reach through your screen and slap the s**t out of. Even the film’s meta aspects feel shoehorned in just to get that forced meme reaction: Leonardo DiCaprio enthusiastically pointing at the screen, a moment that is met instead with dizzying eye rolls and extreme facepalming.

Faces of Death (2026) is now playing in theaters.

Whew! While the internet is still trying to process everything, both Offset and his mother Latabia Woodward still have folks locked in. Now, new details have surfaced amid his return to the stage. And, all of it comes after a shocking week that left many stunned.

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Offset’s Mother Speaks Out After Shooting & Hospitalization

Latabia Woodward took to Instagram Stories on Sunday, speaking out for the first time about her son’s condition. And, she made it clear she doesn’t usually address personal matters online. She explained that “facts rarely survive the internet,” but said she felt compelled to speak after a whirlwind week involving Offset being hospitalized following a shooting incident in Florida. Woodward shared that just six days after being shot and four days after being released from the hospital, Offset was already back on stage doing what he loves. Additionally, she called him a “miracle walking” and crediting his recovery to “God’s grace [and] mercy.”

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Offset Returns To Stage After Hospitalization

Despite the seriousness of the situation, Offset made his way back to the stage again, performing at the University Of Arkansas’s Rowfest on Saturday, April 11. Footage LiveBitez shared showed him performing from a wheelchair before briefly standing up to the crowd’s cheers. The moment quickly circulated online, with fans reacting strongly to just how fast he made his way back into performance mode after such a close call.

Offset Speaks Out With Message After Shooting

Just days after the incident, Offset stepped in to give fans an update on his status. Taking to Instagram, he shared a handwritten message thanking fans for all the love and check-ins. He said he’s focused on what matters most—his recovery, his family, and getting back to the music. And if there was any doubt about where his head is at. He made it clear he’s not staying down for long. He made it clear he’s still playing to win.

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Season 2 of “Temptation Island” pushed four couples to their limits, forcing them to confront trust issues, communication breakdowns, and emotional barriers in one of reality TV’s most intense relationship experiments. Host Mark L. Walberg has since reflected on each couple’s journey, offering insight into how their time on the island ultimately shaped their futures.

Only One Couple Survives ‘Temptation Island’ Season 2

Season 2 of “Temptation Island” ultimately proved just how high the stakes really are when love is put under a microscope. After weeks of separation, temptation, and emotional breakthroughs, only one of the original four couples managed to leave the island together, while the remaining pairs chose to go their separate ways.

Along the way, at least one contestant found a new connection strong enough to take into the real worl, showing that sometimes the journey isn’t about saving a relationship, but discovering what (or who) truly feels right.

Kaylee And Summit Find Common Ground On ‘Temptation Island’

Kaylee and Summit entered the experience caught in a cycle of breaking up and getting back together, largely driven by Summit’s commitment issues. Over time, both began to recognize their individual roles in the relationship’s struggles. Kaylee opened up about her need for validation, while Summit came to terms with how his comments had affected her confidence.

By the final bonfire, they were able to meet each other with a new level of understanding, choosing to leave the island together with a stronger foundation. Mark recalled feeling protective of Kaylee early on, especially when she discussed how Summit spoke about her body.

“It’s not a healthy thing to shame someone or tell them that their physical features are not up to par,” he told Tudum. Still, he emphasized Summit’s willingness to grow, noting, “It’s important that viewers realize that Summit is a work in progress,” he said. “The fact that he acknowledged how toxic that behavior can be and that this came up in a previous relationship [allowed me] to say to him, ‘OK, well, knowing that [it’s an issue] is the hardest part of becoming a better dude.’”

For Kaylee, the journey was transformative. “She made great progress in realizing that she is, as I called her, a gem,” he said.

Sydney And Mikey Split After Emotional Breaking Point

Sydney and Mikey’s relationship, on the other hand, unraveled quickly under the pressure of the experiment. Mikey’s tendency to deflect with humor clashed with Sydney’s desire for emotional depth, and things took a turn after she saw clips of him forming close bonds with other women and expressing interest in pursuing one of them.

While Mikey eventually allowed himself to be vulnerable, Sydney began exploring a new connection, ultimately deciding to move forward without him. Mark related to Mikey’s personality and recognized a shift in him during the process.

“Right off the bat, I said, ‘Mikey, there’s a lot about you that’s like me.’ He has this skill set that is easy to use to mask how you’re feeling,” Mark said. “When we finally got to, ‘I make everybody happy around me,’ and I could ask, ‘But are you happy?’ That was the first moment of Mikey becoming a real person.”

As for Sydney, Mark suggested her reaction may have stemmed from a deeper realization. “What I suggested is maybe there was a small part of her that needed an excuse to move on,” he said. “Maybe part of her was like, ‘I think I want more than what Mikey’s providing in general.’”

Scarlett And Cole Split After Trust Issues Boil Over

Scarlett and Cole’s journey highlighted ongoing communication issues that had been present long before they arrived on the island. While Cole believed their relationship was stable, Scarlett felt disconnected and unsure about their future.

On the island, Cole attempted to prove his loyalty by avoiding temptation, but Scarlett formed meaningful connections with others, leading her to question whether something was missing in her relationship. Their final bonfire took a turn when Cole admitted to reading her journal, further damaging her trust. Ultimately, Scarlett chose to leave alone.

Mark reflected on Cole’s approach, encouraging a broader perspective on emotional connection. “It doesn’t mean you have to flirt and hook up and kiss. But when a clip shows that you’re having a breakdown with another woman who’s helping you learn things about yourself, that might be what Scarlett was hoping to see,” Mark said. “It’s not breaking a boundary to be intimate and connected with somebody if it serves your purpose.’”

He added that while the relationship didn’t survive, there may still be room for growth in the future. “When you get back home, the blizzard calms down and either you realize [the two of you] never had anything at all, or you find each other again,” he said.

Shyanne And Jack’s Relationship Crumbles On ‘Temptation Island’

For Shyanne and Jack, unresolved trust issues and past infidelity created a fragile foundation that ultimately couldn’t withstand the pressure of the experiment. Both quickly formed new connections on the island, exposing deeper cracks in their relationship.

By the end, they acknowledged that while they had grown individually, their relationship had reached its breaking point. Mark admitted their situation was particularly challenging to navigate due to a lack of honesty. “If you’re not brutally honest about things, I can’t help you.”

He also pointed out that their issues went beyond cheating. “You think you’re feeling one way, but the words coming out of your mouth let me know there’s something bigger that’s bothering you,” he said. “There’s something in the relationship that’s not working for you beyond fidelity.”

Despite the difficult ending, he encouraged them to value their shared history. “You don’t get a first love again,” Mark explained. “I had to say, ‘Hey, kids, you need to know who you are to one another. When the toxicity fades, when the pain fades, when you’re married and have kids years from now, you will think fondly of one another. It will be a special place in your heart that nothing can touch, so it’s important to acknowledge that now.’”

Season 2 of “Temptation Island” is now streaming on Netflix.

By Jonathan Klotz
| Published 5 seconds ago

In the year 2000, you weren’t able to get away from Coyote Ugly. You could try. Staying far, far away from every bar and nightclub was a good start. You’d be minding your own business at Applebee’s, and someone would climb on the bar to start dancing between your margarita and chicken tenders.

Bar dancing became so popular that it ended up overshadowing the film itself. Today, when you stream Coyote Ugly for free on Tubi, you’ll be amazed at how Hollywood used to make PG-13 movies, and the impressive cast you forgot was in the film. 

The Devil Went Down To Coyote Ugly

For starters, Coyote Ugly was Piper Perabo’s breakthrough as Violet, the aspiring songwriter who sees women spending hundreds of dollars one night and learns they work at the bar, Coyote Ugly. The bar’s owner Lil, is played by Maria Bello, and the Coyotes include Cammie (Izabella Miko, name a procedural, she’s guest-starred), Zoe (Tyra Banks), and Rachel (Bridget Moynahan), as the coolest bartenders in New York City.

Once Piper warms up and starts getting out of her shell, she’s right there with the rest of them, dancing on the bar, flirting with patrons, and stopping a barfight by singing. That last one is a little absurd, but it’s also so strange; if you saw someone start singing Blondie out of nowhere, you’d stop for a second and wonder what was wrong with her. 

Wish fulfillment comes in different forms; it’s not all about storming the castle. Coyote Ugly hits every single trope of a small-town girl dreaming of becoming a big star. Right down to the overprotective father, Bill (John Goodman), and best friend who took the traditional path, and everything seems to be working out for her, here it’s Gloria, played by Yellowjackets’ and The Last Of Us star Melanie Lynskey.

If you were to guess that Violet ends up finding success as a songwriter and everyone lives happily ever after, you’re right. Coyote Ugly is straightforward, fun, and low stakes. It’s the perfect type of movie to shut your brain off and simply enjoy. 

Your Social Media Feed Is More Scandalous

Coyote Ugly ended up becoming a massive hit, not in theaters, though, unadjusted for inflation, it did earn almost four times the amount Borderlands did, $133 million compared to $31 million. The movie became a smash hit on DVD, for well, the obvious reasons.

Before social media, before YouTube, the DVD of Coyote Ugly was an easy way to see gorgeous women dancing, except it’s PG-13, and the dancing is country line dancing. You can catch more scandalous dancing on a random episode of Bar Rescue. It was 2000; it was a different time. 

If any film could have fun with a legacy sequel, it’s Coyote Ugly, and the cast themselves think so, too. Tyra Banks has tried to get a sequel into production, and Piper Perabo has talked about it, even though there’s already a sequel, sort of. The film is based on the real-life memoir of Elizabeth Gilbert, The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon, about her time working in the real Coyote Ugly, before she wrote about a life-changing trip you may have heard of. That’s right, Eat, Pray, Love is technically a sequel to Coyote Ugly.

Today, you can still go to Coyote Ugly bars around the country, from New Orleans to Daytona Beach, and while your results will not be the same as Violet’s from the movie, you can at least say you went to one. Or you can stream Coyote Ugly for free on Tubi and see what was boundary pushing at the turn of the century, as the hottest PG-13 movie of the time would be considered tame today on Instagram. 

When it comes to birthday celebrations, some kids get a party—but Yosohn got a whole experience that had the internet locked all the way in, courtesy of the Clover Boyz. From the themed setup to the nonstop energy, everything about this celebration felt like a full-on moment that had folks saying this was definitely more than just your average 8th birthday.

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Yosohn’s 8th Birthday Turned Into A Whole Movie

Yosohn, aka Baby Crash, rang in his 8th birthday in full-on fly kid fashion, stepping into a Clover-themed celebration that had the entire setup matching the vibe of the moment. In clips shared across social media—including posts from his mom Ari Fletcher—Yosohn was seen glowing in a black tee and fresh cornrows, standing in front of his cake while guests sang to him under green lighting that brought the whole theme together.

The party kept getting better as Yosohn also made an appearance on a Clover Boyz livestream where he was vibing out to music while his dad G Herbo was spotted in the background hyping everything up as the energy stayed high. To top it all off, he received an iced-out Clover chain personalized with his name, and at one point was even layered with multiple chains from the group—basically getting full “Clover Boyz honorary member” treatment for the day. Ari also showed off more gifts like Razor bikes, while his stepmother Taina Williams shared sweet moments of Yosohn with his siblings Emmy and Essex, giving nothing but family love and smiles for the birthday boy.

One Instagram user @_iambry commented “This my favorite celeb kid!🥹😭 I love his little life!“

This Instagram user @briaamanii shared, “time flew by, i remember ari being pregnant with him 😭”

And, Instagram user @straightouttachat added, “He is exactly who he thinks he is!!🔥🔥🔥🔥”

Meanwhile, Instagram user @banksbig4 wrote, “Coolest Kid Onna Block“

While Instagram user @stayoutjaiway said, “he like the coolest kid ever omg 🔥😭”

Finally, Instagram user @tinnie_209 added, “I love how they showed up for him 💚”

Baby Crash Has Fans Saying “Oh… He Got Bars!”

On Saturday, the Yosohn celebration kept going strong as he popped out for a ‘From The Block’ style performance of his single, ‘Hit The Road’ right on the playground, turning an everyday setting into a full-on moment. The vibe hit another level as his dad, G Herbo, pulled up and joined in. In the clip, Yosohn rocks a black tee with an olive green vest as he performs, while G Herbo keeps it casual in a white tee, brown shorts, matching sneakers, and a brown hat—clearly outside and locked in for his son’s big weekend.

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Sabrina Carpenter is speaking out after a moment from her Coachella performance quickly went viral and sparked debate online. During her Friday night set at the Indio, California festival, the pop star appeared caught off guard by a loud, high-pitched cheer coming from the crowd while she sat at the piano. In clips that circulated widely online, Carpenter could be seen looking confused before saying, “I don’t like it.” When someone in the audience shouted, “It’s my culture!” Sabrina Carpenter responded, “That’s your culture, yodeling?” before adding, “Is this Burning Man? What’s going on? This is weird.”

Sabrina Carpenter Faces Criticism Over Viral Moment

The sound that prompted Carpenter’s reaction was later identified as a Zaghrouta, a celebratory vocal chant commonly used across parts of the Middle East and North Africa to express joy.

As videos spread, some social media users criticized the singer’s response, with one post on X accusing her of reacting in a way that was “insensitive and Islamophobic.”

Carpenter Addresses Viral Coachella Moment

Sabrina Carpenter addressed the situation the following day, clarifying that her reaction was not intended to offend. “My apologies, I didn’t see this person with my eyes and couldn’t hear clearly,” Carpenter wrote in reply to the viral post. “My reaction was pure confusion, sarcasm, and not ill-intended.”

The singer also acknowledged she could have handled the moment differently. “Could have handled it better!” she said. “Now I know what a Zaghrouta is! I welcome all cheers and yodels from here on out.”

Fans React After Sabrina Carpenter Issues Apology

Following Sabrina Carpenter’s public apology, reactions online were mixed, with some continuing to criticize the moment while others offered support. One critic pushed back on her explanation, writing, “You clearly heard them and said, ‘ This is your culture?’ with that weirded-out face… if there hadn’t been backlash, you wouldn’t have even apologized.”

Another comment took a more intense tone, stating, “Know your place, Sabrina. Islam is here in America and growing faster than any other religion. Look at our new mayor. Soon you too will bow to Allah, peace be upon him.”

However, not all responses were negative, as some fans defended the singer and accepted her apology. “It’s okay, I’m Arab and wasn’t offended, everyone has the right to have an opinion and to like or dislike whatever, it shouldn’t be insulting, that’s just dumb. Love you,” one supporter wrote.

Another added, “thank you so much for apologizing and i will be looking foward to your new music.”

What Is A Zaghrouta?

A Zaghrouta is a traditional vocal expression often performed by women in the Middle East and North Africa during celebrations. It is widely recognized as a form of “ululation,” described as a long, wavering, high-pitched trill that conveys excitement and joy, typically created through rapid tongue movement and vocal modulation.

The sound has also appeared in mainstream pop culture, including a memorable moment during Shakira’s 2020 Super Bowl halftime show, where she incorporated the chant as a nod to her Lebanese heritage.

Sabrina Carpenter’s Coachella Set Packed With Star Power

Despite the controversy, Carpenter’s Coachella performance was one of the weekend’s most talked-about sets, thanks in part to its cinematic, Old Hollywood-inspired theme.

Her Friday night show opened with a black-and-white short film featuring Carpenter as a “Hitchcock Blonde,” driving a vintage car down a dark highway while singing along to Kool & the Gang’s “Hollywood Swinging.” The performance also included surprise appearances from Susan Sarandon, Will Ferrell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sam Elliott.

Sarandon delivered a dramatic monologue as an older version of Carpenter, reflecting on fame while seated in a classic car at a drive-in. The moment stretched into an extended sequence before being interrupted by a carhop played by Carpenter’s former “Girl Meets World” co-star Corey Fogelmanis, bringing the segment to a close.

Later in the set, as Carpenter wrapped up “Bed Chem,” a sudden power issue caused the stage to short-circuit, prompting a quick fix from the festival’s “electrician,” revealed to be none other than Will Ferrell. The comedian played up the moment, jokingly complaining to the crowd that he thought he had signed up for Stagecoach, which actually takes place the weekend after Coachella.

Science fiction remains one of the most dominant genres in television history, whether it’s labyrinthine mysteries like Lost or established franchises like Star Trek. Even recent streaming hits like Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord are firmly set in the realm of science fiction, drawing in hardcore fans. One recently canceled sci-fi show, Resident Alien, is proving to be a massive streaming hit in its own right. According to FlixPatrol, Resident Alien pulled in a whopping 208 million hours of view time last year, sitting alongside other sci-fi shows like Halo and La Brea.

Anyone who’s seen Resident Alien can easily tell you that it’s one of the most inventive sci-fi shows of the modern age by its premise alone. Based on the Dark Horse comic book series by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, it tells the story of an extraterrestrial who travels to Earth to wipe out humanity. In the process, he ends up killing the doctor in a local town, Harry Vanderspeigle (Alan Tudyk), and assumes his identity. Harry’s mission takes a turn when he starts to grow connected to the people who live in his new home, all the while trying to pass himself off as human.

‘Resident Alien’ Thrived Thanks to a Roster of Sci-Fi Guest Stars & Alan Tudyk’s Performance

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A large part of what makes Resident Alien work is Alan Tudyk’s brilliant performance. Throughout the series, Tudyk uses a combination of facial expressions and body movements that sell the illusion of an alien in a man’s body, resulting in scenes that are hilarious and often cringe-worthy to watch. A perfect example comes in the Season 4 episode “Mine Town,” where he tries to throw the town’s sheriff, Mike Thompson (Corey Reynolds) off his trail by taking unnecessarily large bites out of a turkey leg. Tudyk also provides the physical movements for Harry’s alien form in Season 2 and throughout, making odd jerky movements that don’t feel earthly in the slightest.

It also didn’t hurt that Tudyk had an impressive roster of guest stars to play off of, with most of them being sci-fi alums in their own right. That includes Linda Hamilton, who plays alien hunter Eleanor McCallister, and Tudyk’s Firefly castmates Nathan Fillion and Jewel Staite, who play an octopus and an FBI agent respectively. Resident Alien‘s main cast is also full of characters who are just as memorable as Harry, including Max Hawthorne (Judah Prehn), the mayor’s son who’s also one of the few people to learn Harry’s really an alien, and Asta Twelvetrees (Sara Tomko) who helps him form a deeper bond to humanity. These character interactions are a large part of what makes Resident Alien stand out in the sci-fi landscape.

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‘Resident Alien’ Ended On a Near-Pefect Note, With Room to Continue

While Resident Alien received plenty of praise during its run, it was canceled after its fourth season. To the show’s credit, it manages to wrap up most of its plot lines in the series finale “The End is Here,” as Harry ends up confronting another member of his race and deciding to return to his home planet. Despite the untimely end, Alan Tudyk floated the chance of a possible continuation during last year’s San Diego Comic-Con.

“It’s a weird goodbye because the show’s very popular. By all metrics from a different time, that would assure another season. It’s just in this climate, the TV world is changing in a big way, and I feel like because we’re canceled now, we will become an existing IP, which then could be revived. So the quickest way to get a next season is to be canceled, oddly.”

Tudyk makes a good point, as the rise of streaming services and shifts in the network television landscape means that some shows could get a new life when you least expect it. Ironically, Firefly is the perfect example as an animated revival is in the works, with Tudyk set to return alongside the rest of the cast. Resident Alien definitely deserves a similar shot, especially since its streaming numbers prove that there’s still an audience willing to tune in for Harry’s extraterrestrial hijinks.

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Release Date

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2021 – 2025-00-00

Writers

Nastaran Dibai, Sarah Beckett, Jenna Lamia, Christian Taylor, Emily Eslami, Donald Todd, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Njeri Brown, Aaron Wiener, Biniam Bizuneh

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