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‘Marshals’ Pushes ‘Yellowstone’s Kayce Dutton Into New Soapy Territory, for Better and Worse

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Pete Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green), Miles Kittle (Tatanaka Means), and Belle Skinner (Arielle Kebbel) help the Ayers family in the 'Marshals' episode "Family Business"

As U.S. Marshal Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) continues to make waves on Marshals, the neo-Western procedural takes a sharp turn into the political realm as the team deal with an assassination attempt in “Family Business.” Several plotlines converged this week as the plot itself served as a backdrop for genuine character development and an expansion of the world as it continues to ride further away from the Taylor Sheridan series that sparked it. Here’s where Kayce and the team went on this week’s Marshals.

“Family Business” Begins With An Offer and An Assassination Attempt

This week’s Marshals opens at Yellowstone East Camp, with Kayce once again trying to tame the unruly stallion that was Monica’s before her death. Just then, Dolly Weaver (Ellyn Jameson) rides up asking for a tour of Montana. As they ride across Paradise Valley, the two not-quite-yet-lovebirds speak about how Kayce grew up with “the world’s greatest backyard.” Afterward, Dolly and Kayce are met by her father, Tom (Chris Mulkey), who offers to make Kayce dinner. Elsewhere, Pete “Cal” Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green) is dealing with neck pain from his years overseas. But upon leaving the hospital, he runs into Belle Skinner’s (Arielle Kebbel) husband, Jared (Eddie Aguirre), who appears to be in the middle of an affair. Pivoting to the Bullet ‘n Barrel Saloon, Belle, Cruz (Ash Santos), and Miles (Tatanka Means) enjoy a night on the town. Miles’ cousin Sabrina (Chelsea Gray) shows up and spills some Broken Rock lore before scamping off with her boyfriend. This prompts Cruz and Belle to ask Miles if he’s interested in anyone, but he vaguely notes that it “probably isn’t meant to be.” That night, the team’s latest case becomes clear when Federal Judge Paula Ayers (Christine Dunford) and her nonprofit director husband, Blake (Christopher Stanley), narrowly avoid being blown up in a car explosion.

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You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.

You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.

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Enjoying a nice elk dinner, Kayce and the Weavers discuss the world of ranching. While Kayce asserts that the “old ways are the right ways,” Tom notes that the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch never quite made a profit by following those ways. “The way of life is a true reward when it comes to ranching, sir,” Kayce notes. But a good evening turns sour when Tom explains his aim to secure more land and more cattle by using modern technologies and expanding his reach, which means he hopes to see East Camp fall under the Weaver umbrella, too. Unsettled, Kayce dismisses his house guests, though Dolly was clearly uncomfortable with her father’s proposition in the first place. When Tom leaves, Kayce confronts her about their ploy, though she insists that she had no idea of her father’s intentions. “We were having fun until he ruined it, weren’t we?” Dolly asks. Though he agrees, he refuses her further romantic advances before she walks out the door.

The next day at Marshals HQ, Cal and the team find themselves with the new case involving the aforementioned judge. Cruz’s first suspect is a man named Clint Gallow (Joshua Dov), who threatened revenge a decade earlier for bombing a women’s health center. With the team tasked with keeping the Ayers family safe, Cruz suggests that she and Kayce go after the ex-con who may be responsible. “Last thing we need is an open season on judges,” Cal remarks. It isn’t long before Cal, Belle, and Miles set up shop at the Ayers home, and the judge and her husband aren’t terribly thrilled to be brought into protective custody. Neither is their daughter, Fallon (Abigail Rhyne), who is clinging to the hope that she could go to an upcoming music festival. Meanwhile, Kayce and Cruz find Gallows just in time for him to make a break for it. In the pursuit, Cruz body slams the suspect while Kayce hogties him. All in a day’s work.

‘Marshals’ Leans Into the “Family Business” Of It All As the Truth Comes Out

Pete Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green), Miles Kittle (Tatanaka Means), and Belle Skinner (Arielle Kebbel) help the Ayers family in the 'Marshals' episode "Family Business"
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Back at the Ayers home, Paula and Belle discuss how their respective husbands give them a hard time for going after society’s worst, with the latter noting that she and Jared always find common ground. The whole thing is clearly unsettling for Cal, who debates his next move. Things get even more complicated when he asserts to Belle that the best thing that they can do for the family is to tell them what they know. The problem is that Belle believes that family drama ought to remain in the family. At Marshals HQ, Gallows claims his innocence, noting that he is nowhere near the only enemy of the judge who dreamed of taking her out. But back at the Ayers’ house, tensions are high as the team observes some passive-aggressive comments made between husband and wife. Belle and Cal have a quick sidebar about how putting work before family can fracture relationships, with the former brushing it off as a problem that Cal is having with Madison (Morgan Lindholm) rather than the other way around. Things get heated, however, the moment Fallon gets too close to a nearby window. As gunfire hails into the Ayers’ home, the marshals spring into action and protect those in their charge.

Soon after, Belle and Miles check the perimeter but come back empty-handed. A nearby parking garage appeared to be the best vantage point, but they didn’t find any bullet casings. “The only thing certain is that the assassin knows where the judge is,” Cal remarks, and he’s right. Gallows clearly isn’t the would-be killer, and the whole thing has gone back to square one. Cal sends Blake and Fallon “off grid” with Kayce and Cruz to East Camp while he takes Paula with him to Marshals HQ. Blake is familiar with Kayce and believes that their family is in good hands. According to an FBI analysis, the type of bomb that was used in the assassination attempt is often associated with domestic terrorism, with the group concluding that the suspect must be military. Back at the Ayers home, Miles speaks with Lt. Colleen Park (Reesa Ishiyama) about the shooting and discovers that Blake had been hiding passports in the walls with an alias. At Marshals HQ, Cal and Belle investigate Blake’s phony IDs. Belle believes it all has to do with him having finances that pivot from shell corporation to shell corporation across different countries, including Equatorial Guinea in South Africa, which happens to be where the FBI traced the bomb as having come from.

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Cal believes that Blake would rather collect on a life insurance policy than face a judge in divorce court. Things at East Camp, Cruz fails to cheer up Fallon by explaining that both her and Kayce’s fathers were killed as a result of their jobs. But when Fallon reveals that she wants something terrible to happen to whoever is behind the attack on her mother, Kayce notes that there’s “a big difference between craving vengeance and getting it.” Upon receiving a call from Cal, Kayce goes outside to find Blake, only to discover that he is nowhere to be found. Of course, this enrages the judge, who blames the marshals, but when they reveal her husband’s alias, “Joseph Peddit,” Paula starts to wonder what’s going on. To make things worse, the team has security footage from a nearby ranch of Blake being abducted, which means that he was the target all along. According to his hard drive, he had been aiding a resistance group in Equatorial Guinea by using his nonprofit to smuggle weapons — weapons that the oppressive government regime now wants to find, using Blake to track down the recipients.

This Week’s ‘Marshals’ Ends With a Kiss and Hope for Kayce’s Future

Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) and Andrea Cruz (Ash Santos) watch the bar in the 'Marshals' episode "Family Business"
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On the way to bring Fallon to her mother, Cruz and Kayce get a call about the men who abducted Blake: Ryland Hightower and Nate Porter (Gabe Rios). These men are private contractors who have been hired by the forces coming after Blake. When Kayce asks if these men came from a group out of Texas, Cruz wasn’t sure, but those of us who remember those last few episodes of Yellowstone certainly know what he’s thinking. The property is only a few miles from their location, and knowing that Blake doesn’t have much time, they decide to take the risk with Fallon in the truck. Leaving Cruz with the girl, Kayce jumps into the line of fire and finds the contractors torturing Blake for information. A firefight breaks out, unsurprisingly, and Kayce takes out one of the guys. The other gets the upper hand on Kayce, nearly choking him out before he wrestles back control and kills the man responsible. Blake is soon returned to his family, with Paula welcoming him back despite all the lies. “Is my dad a monster?” Fallon asks the marshals, looking on at her father. Kayce tells her that, in his own messed-up way, he was just trying to protect her.

Later, Belle invites Cal to the Bullet for a drink, but he decides to pass. Needing a buffer between work and her home life, Belle pours them some drinks, and they enjoy them from the comfort of the break room at HQ. After a few drinks, Cal finally asks if her marriage would last if, like Blake and Paula, she discovered that Jared had a secret life. But Belle pushes back, believing that she knows everything about her husband — at least until he tells her that he caught Jared with another woman. “He’s supposed to be discreet,” she says. It turns out, Belle and Jared have gone their separate ways romantically, but have kept up appearances for the sake of their son, Braxton (Koah Williams). Then, after they’d been dancing around it for some time, Cal and Belle kiss. However, after some quick steam, she pulls away, and they call it a night.

Meanwhile, at the saloon, Kayce, Miles, and Cruz enjoy a night on the town. Cruz tries to encourage Miles to ask out the girl he’s interested in. When he takes a drink of liquid courage and stands up, they’re shocked to learn that the girl in question is actually Madison, who he doesn’t know is Cal’s daughter until she reveals as such. Kayce and Cruz hang back while Miles and Madison hit it off, with the latter wondering about Kayce’s love life post-Monica. According to our favorite Dutton cowboy, being with Dolly felt like cheating on Monica, despite her death. But when Cruz challenges our hero on whether Monica would want that for him, he wonders if maybe he ought to give her another chance. The next day, Dolly returns to East Camp and asks for another Montana tour, to which Kayce obliges.

Marshals airs Sundays on CBS and is available for streaming the next day on Paramount+.

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Pros & Cons
  • The twist that Blake was running arms was much better than him being the mastermind behind the assassination attempts. Glad it went in that direction.
  • The parallels between Kayce and Cruz offer a really interesting perspective on John Dutton and the results of mismanaged family legacies.
  • I disliked Dolly a lot less after her father’s presumption, so that’s a score in her book.
  • We’re diving into this Cal/Belle romance plot real quickly. If Marshals wants this to happen, the show needs to take its time.
  • We’re not at all concerned about Tate’s middle-of-the-night whereabouts?
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Star Trek’s Funniest Technobabble Was Never Actually Spoken Onscreen

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Star Trek’s Funniest Technobabble Was Never Actually Spoken Onscreen

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One of the most divisive elements of Star Trek is “technobabble,” the term given to characters’ pseudo-scientific explanations for all of the crazy stuff they are doing or saying. This is a franchise where two characters traveled so fast they became breeding-crazed lizard people; a franchise where everyone is addicted to a freak-friendly VR technology that tries to kill them every week. Heck, this is a franchise where a character is forced into a new body one day and forced into a musical the next day. No matter what happens, though, there will always be technobabble to make it sound like this craziness has a perfectly reasonable scientific explanation.

Amazingly, though, the best Star Trek technobabble of all time was never spoken onscreen. When various writers and producers were working on Voyager, they struggled to come up with a name for Robert Picardo’s cranky medical chief. Eventually, they gave up, and he simply went by the name of the Doctor. Originally, though, they thought they might name him Doctor Zimmerman. As a result, the stage directions for when he materialized out of thin air got an affectionate nickname in scripts: writers wrote how Picardo “zimmers in” and “zimmers out” of scenes.

The Hologram With No Name

The idea of naming Picardo’s holographic medical officer Doctor Zimmerman goes back to the original script for Voyager’s first episode, “Caretaker.” Regarding this character, the script mentioned that “He has no name for now… but we will get to know him in time as Doc Zimmerman.” Incidentally, this last name was meant to honor Herman Zimmerman, an art director and production designer who worked on the franchise throughout the entire Golden Age of Star Trek.

Writers took their cues from this early script, and they began describing Picardo’s character as Doc Zimmerman in every script for Voyager’s first season. They were really committed to this name, and they even released promotional materials to the public that used it. Because of this, the writers came up with a cheeky nickname for the distinctive sound effect of the holographic Doctor popping out of thin air. As an homage to the character’s intended name, stage directions included how the Doctor “zimmers in” and “zimmers out” of scenes.

Holo Physician, Heal Thyself

Early on in Star Trek: Voyager, Robert Picardo’s character considered taking on a name for himself, but he never found one that fit. Behind the scenes, the same thing happened to the writers. You see, by the time Season 2 rolled around, they took a page out of Doctor Who’s book and simply referred to this character as the Doctor in various scripts. However, the writers didn’t give up on the idea of introducing a Doctor Zimmerman into the show. Eventually, both Voyager and Deep Space Nine featured appearances by Lewis Zimmerman, the cranky scientist who created the Emergency Medical Hologram in his own image.

In the Voyager episode “Life Line,” the Doctor got to meet his maker, helping cure Lewis Zimmerman of what would otherwise have been a terminal illness. This gave the two a chance to reconnect, and while they clashed at first, they eventually reconciled. By the end of the episode, Zimmerman told the Doctor to keep writing subspace communiques whenever he got the chance. This made for a heartwarming reconciliation that brought this technobabble saga full circle: now that the EMH had “zimmered in’ to his maker’s life, his photon-loving father never wanted him to “zimmer out,” ever again.

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Inside Nicole Kidman’s Career ‘Expansion’ Inspired by Death

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Nicole Kidman is embarking on a profound personal journey that moves far beyond the glitz and glamour of the screen. 

Following a period of heartbreaking loss since the death of her mother, the Academy Award winner is turning her focus toward a specialized form of care for those in their final stages of life. 

Kidman’s mother passed away in 2024, and the unfortunate situation forced the actress to skip the prestigious Venice Film Festival. 

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Nicole Kidman Pursues New Path As A Death Doula

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During an appearance at the University of San Francisco’s Silk Speaker Series, Kidman shared the surprising news that she is training to become a death doula.

The 58-year-old actress admitted to the audience that while the career move “sounds a little weird,” it is a deeply personal goal born from the grief she experienced following her mother’s passing in 2024. 

Kidman reflected on how her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, felt lonely during her final days at age 84. Despite the efforts of Kidman and her sister, the demands of their large families and high-pressure careers made it difficult to provide the constant presence their mother needed, especially since their father had passed away in 2014.

This realization led Kidman to appreciate the role of end-of-life doulas, who offer emotional, spiritual, and practical support to ensure dignity during the dying process, per the San Francisco Chronicle.

“So that’s part of my expansion and one of the things I will be learning,” she said, explaining that this new endeavor was a vital addition to her life and skills. 

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The sudden loss of Janelle Ann in September 2024 served as the primary catalyst for Kidman’s deep reflection on the end-of-life process.

Despite being honored with the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in the film “Babygirl,” the actress was forced to skip the prestigious ceremony to be with her family. 

In a moving statement read on her behalf by director Halina Reijn, Kidman expressed her absolute shock and heartbreak upon discovering the news shortly after she arrived in Italy, per The Blast.

In her emotional message to the festival audience, she dedicated her win to her mother, stating, “She shaped me and made me.” She described the “collision of life and art” as heartbreaking, noting that her mother’s influence was the driving force behind her successful career.

Kidman Heavily Reflected On Mortality And Grief 

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The profound heartbreak felt in Venice was only the beginning of a period where the actress began to engage more deeply with the concept of human existence.

In a candid interview after, Kidman opened up about how entering her 50s has made her more attuned to her own mortality and the weight of life’s emotional depths. 

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According to The Blast, she admitted that she no longer tries to numb her feelings, instead choosing to remain “fully in it” as she navigates the complexities of marriage, raising children, and the painful loss of her parents.

These raw emotions often manifest in intense physical ways, with Kidman revealing that she sometimes wakes up at 3 a.m, “crying and gasping” as the reality of life’s journey hits her. 

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The intensity of Kidman’s emotional journey was further complicated by the public’s constant scrutiny of her personal life and relationships. Following her recent split from Keith Urban, all eyes were on Kidman during the premiere of her latest television project. 

Dressed in Chanel couture, the actress appeared poised, but it was her interactions with co-star Simon Baker that became the primary focus of media attention.

According to The Blast, the visible closeness between Kidman and Baker at the premiere quickly fueled speculation about the nature of their relationship, especially given the timing of her separation from Urban. 

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The two appeared strikingly comfortable and even affectionate while posing together, leading fans to question if their bond extended beyond the professional realm. However, despite the widespread curiosity and circulating photos, insiders have been quick to suggest that the narrative may not be as dramatic as it seems. 

Keith Urban Was Reportedly Hurt By Red Carpet PDA

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While the actress and Baker’s relationship reportedly remains professional, the fallout from their public display of affection reached her former inner circle. 

According to The Blast, reports suggest that the close red carpet appearance has deeply unsettled her ex-husband, Urban, who reportedly feels betrayed by the situation. 

Despite being told that the affectionate gestures were merely promotional, Urban is said to be struggling with the public nature of their bond, leading to significant tension between the former friends.

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If there’s anyone who knows about dreamy, storybook-worthy dressing, it’s Pamela Anderson. Her latest Mary Jane flats are polished and luxe, channeling garden party vibes no matter how they’re styled. The shoes are much classier than sneakers, and according to one shopper, they’re just as comfortable. With a cosign from Katie Holmes, the timeless style is a no-brainer.

In a recent collaboration with Olive Ateliers, Anderson posed wearing these Margot Mary Jane flats, which quickly caught our eye. The furniture was chic, but her shoes were even chicer. With sheer mesh fabric, floral embellishments and a dainty strap, the Vivaia square-toe Mary Janes gave her outfit a fairytale flair.

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In fact, the brand has tons of shoes that nail the same vibe, so whether you’re looking for Anderson’s exact flats or equally trendy loafers, you’ll find them below. Vivaia shoes have a sleek silhouette that works with everything, be it jeans, skirts or dresses — as showcased by Anderson — so prepare to wear them nonstop. Whichever style you choose, you’ll radiate coastal boutique charm.

Our Favorite: As fate would have it, our favorite Vivaia shoes are the ones on Anderson’s feet. The mesh veil adds a feminine twist that elevates even a tee and jeans. With triple-layer soles and adjustable straps, these shoes are as comfy as they are stylish. They feel custom-made!

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Britney Spears is reportedly taking steps toward recovery after a recent legal scare.

The pop icon has checked into rehab following a DUI arrest in March. The situation allegedly left her deeply embarrassed, especially over how it might impact her sons. According to sources, the incident became a turning point, with her family rallying around her and encouraging her to seek help.

Now, as Spears begins her recovery journey, fans have been flooding social media with messages of support. Like her family, many of her supporters hope this moment marks a positive new chapter for the singer.

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Britney Spears Voluntarily Enters Rehab

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Spears has reportedly taken a major step toward recovery by voluntarily checking herself into a residential treatment facility, per TMZ. The decision marks a notable shift from previous episodes in her life when treatment was driven by court orders or family intervention.

Spears has long faced struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which previously culminated in a highly publicized mental health crisis in the late 2000s. More recently, she’s sparked concern with a series of erratic social media posts and reports of reckless behavior, including her recent DUI arrest.

“She realizes she hit rock bottom,” a source close to the singer shared.

The move may also carry legal implications, as Spears is said to be aware that entering treatment could reflect positively ahead of any court proceedings tied to her DUI case. Still, sources emphasize that beyond optics, she is taking her recovery seriously.

Fans Rally Around Britney With Messages Of Hope

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In light of Spears’ decision to go to rehab, the pop star’s loyal fanbase has been flooding social media with messages of support.

While many acknowledged that her struggles with substance abuse have been ongoing for years, the overwhelming sentiment online was one of cautious optimism and empathy.

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“I’m praying to every god right now she doesn’t end up back in that conservatorship,” one user wrote on X. Another added, “Poor Britney Spears. She’s all messed up. I hope she gets the help she needs.”

Others pointed to the intense scrutiny she’s faced throughout her career, with one fan noting, “At this point, we just want her to be healthy and at peace. The media has been on her back for decades. I really hope she’s getting the actual privacy and help she deserves this time.”

Britney Spears Arrested For DUI Weeks Before Rehab Move

Spears’ decision to enter rehab comes on the heels of the DUI arrest that raised fresh concerns about her well-being.

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According to reports, the singer was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol in March after allegedly driving her BMW erratically at a high speed. Officers at the scene noted signs of impairment, prompting Spears to undergo a series of field sobriety tests before being transported to a hospital for a blood draw.

She was released from custody less than 12 hours later but is expected to appear in Ventura County Superior Court in the coming weeks to face the charges.

Sources say Spears has since checked into an inpatient wellness facility in the U.S., where programs typically last around 30 days.

Spears’ Rep Condemned Her Behavior

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While addressing Spears’ actions following the DUI arrest, a representative of the “Stronger” singer did not hold back.

In a statement shared with the BBC, the rep condemned the singer’s behavior and emphasized that there was no excuse for what happened. They also revealed that her family was working on a structured plan to help her move toward a healthier and more stable future.

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“Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” the statement read.

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Spears was said to have felt “embarrassed” after her DUI arrest, an emotion that may have played a role in her decision to seek treatment.

Sources say the pop star was particularly concerned about how the situation could impact her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, whom she shares with ex Kevin Federline.

“She’s very emotional and regretful this morning. She’s also embarrassed because of how it could affect her sons,” an insider said, per PEOPLE.

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Netflix has done it once again with an instantly successful shark feature, but critics aren’t very impressed. The film, like many of that genre, borrows heavily from Steven Spielberg‘s iconic 1975 thriller, Jaws, which features a great white shark terrorizing people in a New England summer resort town. However, unlike Jaws, a disastrous hurricane is thrown into the mix, making the stakes even higher as it brings with it a school of bull sharks, which are smaller and faster than great whites, but just as ravenous.

Released on April 10, 2026, the Netflix favorite is from writer-director Tommy Wirkola, known for the fantasy film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton. Titled Thrash, it shot up the global streaming ranking within 48 hours of its release, dominating major titles such as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Idris Elba’s Beast, and Ryan Reynolds’ IF. While it still ranks #1 on Netflix, critics have issued their verdict on the movie, sinking it with an embarrassingly low rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Based on 31 reviews, 20 of which are disapproving, Thrash has a 35% critics’ score on the review aggregator website as of this publication. Its audience score isn’t any better, with an abysmal 29% from over 250 ratings. No consensus has been published yet; however, as seen in most reviews, Thrash is being trashed as a film not worth watching. According to RogerEbert.com, which rates the survival thriller 1.5 out of 4, “its worst sin isn’t its stupid characters doing stupid things; it’s that the whole thing feels remarkably lazy, failing to find any tension or even B-movie thrills.”

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Which Fictional Hospital Would You Work Best In?
The Pitt · ER · Grey’s Anatomy · House · Scrubs

Five hospitals. Five completely different ways medicine goes sideways on television — brutal, chaotic, romantic, brilliant, and ridiculous. Only one of them is the ward your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out exactly where you belong.

🚨The Pitt

🏥ER

💉Grey’s

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🩺Scrubs

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A critical patient comes through the door. What’s your first instinct?
Medicine under pressure reveals who you actually are.





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Why did you go into medicine in the first place?
The honest answer says more about you than the one you’d give in an interview.





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What do you actually want from the people you work with?
Who you want beside you under pressure is who you are.





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You lose a patient you fought hard to save. How do you carry it?
Every doctor who’s worked a long shift has had to answer this question.





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How would your colleagues describe the way you work?
Your reputation on the floor is usually more accurate than your self-image.





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How do you feel about hospital protocol and procedure?
Every institution has rules. What you do with them is a choice.





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What does this job cost you personally?
Nobody works in medicine without paying a price. What’s yours?





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At the end of a long shift, what keeps you coming back?
The answer to this question is the most honest thing about you.





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You Belong In…

Your answers have pointed to one fictional hospital above all others. This is the ward your instincts, your temperament, and your particular brand of dysfunction were built for.

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Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center

The Pitt

You are built for the most unsparing version of emergency medicine television has ever shown — one that puts you inside a single fifteen-hour shift and doesn’t let you look away.

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  • You need your work to be real, not romanticised — meaning over drama, honesty over aesthetics.
  • You find purpose inside the work itself, not in the chaos surrounding it.
  • You’ve made peace with the fact that this job takes from you constantly, and gives back in ways that are harder to name.
  • Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center demands exactly that kind of person — and you would not want to be anywhere else.


County General Hospital, Chicago

ER

You are the person who keeps the whole floor running — not the most brilliant in the room, but possibly the most essential.

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  • You show up, do the work, absorb the losses, and come back the next day without needing the job to be anything other than what it is.
  • You care about patients as individual human beings, not as cases to solve or dramas to live through.
  • You believe in the system even when it fails you — and you understand that emergency medicine is about holding the line just long enough.
  • ER is television about endurance. You have it.


Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, Seattle

Grey’s Anatomy

You came to medicine with your whole self — your ambition, your emotions, your relationships, your history — and you have never quite managed to leave any of it at the door.

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  • You feel things fully and form deep attachments to the people you work with.
  • Your personal and professional lives are permanently, chaotically entangled — and that entanglement drives both your greatest disasters and your most remarkable saves.
  • You understand that extraordinary medicine often happens at the intersection of clinical skill and profound human connection.
  • It’s messy at Grey Sloan. You would not have it any other way.


Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, NJ

House

You are drawn to the problem above everything else — the symptom that doesn’t fit, the diagnosis hiding underneath the obvious one.

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  • You’re not primarily motivated by the patient as a person — though you are capable of caring, even if you’d deny it.
  • You work best when the stakes are highest and the standard answer is wrong.
  • Princeton-Plainsboro exists to house one extraordinary, impossible mind — and everyone around that mind is there because they’re smart enough to keep up.
  • The only way forward here is to think harder than everyone else in the room. That is exactly what you do.


Sacred Heart Hospital, California

Scrubs

You understand that medicine is tragic and absurd in almost equal measure — and that the only sane response is to hold both of those things at the same time.

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  • You are warm, self-aware, and funnier than most people in your field.
  • You use humour to get through terrible moments — and at Sacred Heart, that’s not a flaw, it’s a survival strategy.
  • You lean on the people around you and let them lean back. The laughter and the grief are genuinely inseparable here.
  • Scrubs is a show about learning to become someone worthy of the job. You are still very much in the middle of that process — which is exactly right.

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What Do Audiences Have To Say About ‘Thrash’?

Despite being a worldwide streaming sensation, Thrash has a pretty poor reputation among audiences, as seen on Rotten Tomatoes. Some reviews describe it as a disappointing waste of time, with less-than-average acting and an even worse script. One such review reads, “The acting is horrible! The story and script [are] very mediocre… I feel like the film was just rushed… It’s [the] #1 movie on Netflix right now because it is a shark movie, but that doesn’t mean it’s good.” Nevertheless, not all Thrash reviews are bad; there is some praise here and there. One positive review notes that the movie is clearly not a masterpiece but is purely entertaining and provides “an enjoyable experience for fans of the genre.”

Thrash, starring Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, and Djimon Hounsou, streams on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more news.


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April 10, 2026

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83 Minutes

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Tommy Wirkola

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Fight W/ Dess Dior May Have Involved Emily Huff

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Whew! New Angle Of Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves' Fight In Club Has Social Media Users Speculating It Involved Her Former Friend Emily Huff

A new angle of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves‘ fight in the club has social media users speculating that it involved her former friend, Emily Huff.

RELATED: Some Internet Users Are Chattin’ About Jayda Cheaves Not Mentioning Jazmine While Speaking On Who Supported Her After Ari Fletcher Claims

New Angle Of Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves’ Fight In Club Has Social Media Users Speculating It Involved Her Former Friend Emily Huff

On Sunday, April 12, a tweet was shared showing a new angle of the footage of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight in a club. Furthermore, the footage appeared to show Cheaves walking up to another woman who was wearing white and appeared to have light-colored hair. Noticeably, as Cheaves walks up to the woman, she responds by holding her hand in Cheaves’ face. At that point, Cheaves appears to respond verbally. Then, the woman proceeds to shove Cheaves, and they begin exchanging blows, as multiple people begin to swarm the area.

Click here to see the new angle of the footage.

In response, social media users appeared to believe the woman Cheaves approached was her former friend, Emily Huff. Furthermore, on Instagram, Huff appeared to confirm the speculation of her involvement.

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Social Media Users React To The New Angle Of Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves’ Fight In Club

Social media users reacted to the new angle of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight in The Shade Room’s comment section.

Instagram user @tammynguyen1451 wrote,Jayda was not getting beat up. She was fighting and dess came and handled that. Tf”

While Instagram user @1bria_ added,Wat a zodiac sign have to do w anything? Yall kill me 😂😂😂😂”

Instagram user @_thats.brookes.alexandria_ wrote,This is ghettoooo and I love it 🤓”

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While Instagram user @paris.moneee added, Jayda was the birthday piñata 😩😩😩 bless her heart”

Instagram user @versacetherealest wrote, Dess The Birthday🥳 & Jayda The Piñata 🪅

😂😂”

While Instagram user @ninikiona added,And Emily was knocking the Mario coins outta Jayda without Des she would have been good and beat”

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Instagram user @sodapopprincess817 wrote, I still cant see”

While Instagram user @g6gl5tch added,New video shows jayda aint even get jumped she started it 😂”

Instagram user @always.staygracious wrote,She hit Jayda first & when Jayda got her on the floor her 3 friends jumped Jayda while dess was beating Emily up”

While Instagram user @quotes_random0102 added, Jayda walked up on her and got popped in her shit then des jumped in so Emily friends jumped in a jump for a jump was had tell Jayda don’t walk up on nobody if she ain’t gon swing first”

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Instagram user @boujidionne wrote, Jayda thought she was going to punk Emily and was sadly mistaken lol..”

While Instagram user @_nadialuv_ added, Jayda was definitely checking shit without her friend 😂 pretty much on site… but dess flew there🤣🤣😂😆”

Here’s Why New Angle Has Social Media Users Speculating It Involved Her Former Friend Emily Huff

Social media users are speculating that Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight involved Emily Huff due to their alleged history. As The Shade Room previously reported, in January, Supa Peach alleged that Emily Huff was dating Lil Baby before Cheaves. Additionally, Peach alleged that Huff and Cheaves were friends at the time. Furthermore, Huff appeared to confirm Peach’s story.

Then, over the weekend, the initial angle of Jayda Cheaves and Dess Dior’s fight went viral. This, even garnering a reaction from Yaya Mayweather.

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RELATED: Yaya Mayweather Reacts After Viral Footage Shows Jayda Cheaves & Dess Dior In Nightclub Altercation (VIDEOS)

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Netflix Is Removing Zack Snyder’s Best Sci-Fi Movie

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There was a moment in the 2000s when zombie movies suddenly felt fast, mean, and genuinely panic-inducing again, and Dawn of the Dead was a huge reason why. Zack Snyder’s 2004 remake didn’t just coast on the name of George A. Romero’s classic. It came in louder, nastier, and way more chaotic, turning the undead into full-on nightmares with sprint speed. Even now, it still feels like one of the most intense studio horror movies of that era. Netflix subscribers don’t have much time left to catch it before it disappears.

Dawn of the Dead is set to leave Netflix on May 1. The film has been singled out as one of the major departures in Netflix’s May 2026 lineup, which is rough news for anyone who’s been putting off a rewatch. It’s also a pretty notable exit because, for a lot of fans, this is still the best movie Snyder has ever made.











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Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?
The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
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Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.

💊The Matrix

🔥Mad Max

🌧️Blade Runner

🏜️Dune

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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do?
The first instinct is often the truest one.





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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely?
What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.





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What kind of threat keeps you up at night?
Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.





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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust?
Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.





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Which environment could you actually endure long-term?
Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.





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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart?
The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.





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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all?
Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.





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What would actually make survival worth it?
Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.





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You’d Survive In…

Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.

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The Resistance, Zion

The Matrix

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.

  • You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
  • You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
  • You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
  • The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.

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The Wasteland

Mad Max

The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.

  • You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
  • You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
  • You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
  • In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.

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Los Angeles, 2049

Blade Runner

You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

  • You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
  • In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
  • You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
  • In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.

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Arrakis

Dune

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

  • Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
  • You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
  • Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
  • In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.

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A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Star Wars

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

  • You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
  • You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
  • You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
  • In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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What Is ‘Dawn of the Dead’ About?

The cast includes Sarah Polley as Ana, Ving Rhames as Kenneth, Jake Weber as Michael, and Mekhi Phifer as Andre. It was Snyder’s feature directorial debut, with a screenplay by Snyder’s fellow Superman fan James Gunn, which honestly explainswhy it feels this sharp and nasty. The official synopsis states:

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“When her husband is attacked by a zombified neighbor, Ana (Sarah Polley) manages to escape, only to realize her entire Milwaukee neighborhood has been overrun by the walking dead. After being questioned by cautious policeman Kenneth (Ving Rhames), Ana joins him and a small group that gravitates to the local shopping mall as a bastion of safety. Once they convince suspicious security guards that they are not contaminated, the group bands together to fight the undead hordes.”

Produced on a reported $28 million budget, Dawn of the Dead proved a solid box-office hit when it hit theaters in 2004. The film went on to gross $103 million worldwide, nearly quadrupling its production cost. That total breaks down to $59 million domestically and $44 million internationally, making it the 54th highest-grossing film of 2004 worldwide.

Dawn of the Dead leaves Netflix on May 1.


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March 19, 2004

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101 minutes

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Warmer weather makes our calendars fill up fast — weddings, weekend trips, rooftop dinners . . . all of it. But as fun as it is, those packed social schedules can make the next morning feel a little less glamorous when you’re indulging in alcohol. If you’ve ever woken up wishing you had planned just a bit more to prevent headaches or full-on hangovers, you’re not alone.

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