Millie Bobby Brown is a strong, independent woman who does not need a man to carry her belongings.

“Hi, I’m Millie Bobbie Brown and I’m not gonna lie, when did women become incapable of holding their own bags, car seats and stuff?” Brown, 22, shared in a sneak peek of the Thursday, June 10, episode of the “Not Gonna Lie” podcast. “This stems from me holding all of my suitcases and bags and my kid and people are like, ‘Your husband doesn’t hold a single thing.’ Because I’m three miles ahead. I have been planning this all night.”

Earlier this year, Brown and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, went viral when paparazzi photos surfaced of the pair out with their daughter. In one picture, the Stranger Things star was seen pushing a stroller while her husband walked nearby empty-handed.

“We’re all about empowering girls and, ‘You got it’ and ‘You don’t need a man.’ But then when I’m like, ‘Ok, I can carry my own things,’ people are like, ‘Where’s your husband?’” Brown shared. “I can also do it on my own. Nobody knows my husband. My husband is the most polite, sweet, will-do-anything-for-me. But he also knows I’m capable.”

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Millie Bobby Brown is already fiercely protective of her newborn daughter. “For me, it’s really important to protect her and her story until she’s old enough to potentially one day share it herself,” Brown, 21, told British Vogue in a cover story published Wednesday, November 5. “It’s not my place to purposefully put her in […]

Podcast host Kylie Kelce — who shares four daughters with husband Jason Kelce — immediately agreed with her guest and shared her own point of view.

“I love this,” Kylie, 34, proclaimed. “The number of times that I have people come up to me and be like, ‘Do you need help with that bag?’ and I’m like, ‘Hey guys, I really appreciate it but if I needed help, I’d ask for it.’ The first person I’m asking — you guessed it — my husband. Thank you.”

While Kylie enjoys “the idea of chivalry” and doesn’t want to make it “dead,” men shouldn’t underestimate the strength of a woman.

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“I want there to be a degree of politeness and catering to your woman and whatever,” she continued, “but at the same time, don’t act like I’m broken or dainty.”

Brown replied, “I’m not broken!”

In August 2025, Brown surprised fans when she announced the arrival of her first baby with Bongiovi, 24.

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“This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” the couple wrote via Instagram in a joint statement. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy. And then there were 3. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.”

While Brown tries to keep her personal life off of social media and away from the Hollywood spotlight, the actress shared a rare photo of her daughter in February while celebrating a special birthday.

“22. grateful for my husband and daughter. for my family and friends. all of my animals,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “I am so blessed. thank you for the birthday wishes. Xoxo.”

Taylor Swift is set to take her love for New York to another level with her anticipated wedding in the center of it!

The Pop star will reportedly be making her mark at Madison Square Garden to catch a glimpse of Game 4 for the 2026 NBA finals, a few weeks after she attended a basketball game with Travis Kelce.

While Taylor Swift’s attendance at the NBA finals at MSG is exciting news, it is significant because the arena has been rumored to be the venue for her fairytale wedding to Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce.

The pop superstar will reportedly be spotted courtside among the crowd cheering a team to victory for Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. The game will feature the New York Knicks battling it out with the San Antonio Spurs, sealing Swift in the winning spot with fans who were skeptical about her recent Cavaliers appearance.

Swift will reportedly be attending the game with some of her best pals, a less intense move away from her PDA filled appearance alongside Kelce last month at the Knicks-Cavaliers. The tight end and singer both rooted for the Cavaliers during that game.

However, Kelce later cleared the air on his “New Heights” podcast that he was not trying to win Swift over to the Cavs. He added that the outing was a way to share that part of his world with her and to get her to share the sports culture he grew up with in Ohio.

As shared by Page Six, while it was difficult dealing with the Knicks crushing Cleveland’s team, Kelce noted that his allegiance has now shifted, and he will be cheering the Knicks on from here.

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While his team lost out at the games, Kelce left a notable impression on the minds of fans who watched him chug a whole beer to the admiration of Swift. The Blast noted that the NFL star took advantage of the moment Swift’s “Ready For It” blasted through the speakers and gulped his drink.

Kelce’s stunt was an instant opinion magnet as fans trooped to the internet to dissect all the intricacies involved in the video, drawing judgments questioning Kelce’s maturity. 

Some comments declared that Kelce’s actions were beyond embarrassing and reflected poorly on Swift’s status as a worldwide pop star. At the same time, other fans expressed worry about the future of their relationship.

Some fans, however, countered the critics, reassuring everyone that Kelce’s antics are a sign that Swift finally has someone she can have all the fun with. They complemented his larger-than-life personality, which is reportedly perfectly fine with Swift.

Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Could Turn Their Big Day Into A Stadium Affair

It was reported that the couple could be considering an unconventional wedding setting to exchange their vows. According to an insider, Swift and Kelce may tie the knot at Madison Square Garden on July 3, taking the vibe away from concerts and sporting events to hosting one of the biggest weddings on the continent.

The venue could typically house over 20,000 attendees, thus giving them a great scale of visibility, and this may provide an opportunity for the fans to be a part of their big day. The iconic Manhattan arena is not exactly a strange feature in Swift’s story and career, especially early in her touring days.

Her relationship with the venue began in 2009 when she headlined a sold-out crowd, and then in 2011, she hosted two consecutive sold-out shows on November 21 and 22, respectively. In all, the country singer has performed eight times at Madison Square Garden.

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Weeks prior to the rumors of a new wedding venue for Swift and Kelce, reports indicated that the pair were already under serious pressure to salvage what was left of sensitive information on their big day.

At the time, insiders claimed that Swift became more wary about who she shared details with after private info about the wedding started to circulate in public discussion.

The Blast noted that the leaks caused unexpected disruptions and changes to plans, such as shifts in timing and locations. It was a frustrating and depressing experience, as far as sources were concerned, because it jeopardized the couple’s trust in their circle.

Swift was also reported to be more guarded than usual, with the couple choosing to keep their celebration low-key and focus on close family friends and family.

Even more drastic was the fact that the country singer allegedly did not leave a room for any plus-one in their wedding invitation. In the insider’s words:

“She doesn’t want to see random faces in the crowd when she’s having her most intimate moment with her husband, committing themselves to each other for life.”

Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce’s Wedding List May Be Missing Some Famous Names

Another interesting area of speculation surrounding the wedding is that some celebrities did not get an invitation to the ceremony, and they are people formerly in her close circle, such as Blake Lively, Miles Teller, and Karlie Kloss.

Lively and Swift reportedly fell out over her involvement in the former’s messy lawsuit with Justin Baldoni over their hit movie “It Ends With Us.” As for Teller and his wife, Keleigh Sperry, they were last spotted with Swift in 2024, but now, their names have reportedly been excluded from the guest list.

Model Kloss and the “Bad Blood” singer were known for their friendship in Hollywood, but that relationship quietly faded, putting her among those who would not witness the couple exchange their vows next month.

Ultimately, Swift reportedly curated that guest list with longevity in mind as she focused on only friendships that would follow her into the future.

There haven’t been many television finales as disastrous as that of Game of Thrones, as “The Iron Throne” was such a disappointment that it seemingly invalidated all the investment that viewers had staked in the George R.R. Martin adaptation over the course of eight seasons. Although House of the Dragon was a more well-planned adaptation of another Martin series that benefited from having an ending set in advance, it was far from perfect. It was hard to follow House of the Dragon for those who didn’t already have a foundational knowledge of the history, mythology, and topography of Westeros, and the series earned a new layer of controversy when Martin himself spoke out against its inaccuracies. It may have seemed like the world of Westeros would be reserved for only a niche group of fans going forward, but A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was an old-fashioned adventure story that explored a side of the universe that wasn’t dominated by magic, bloodlines, and prophecies.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms may share a title with the best episode of Game of Thrones’ final season, but it is set around 90 years before the beginning of the original show, and is set far away from King’s Landing. The series tells the story of Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), a lowborn hedge knight who had previously squired for Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb). Duncan, or “Dunk” as he is affectionately known as, has the ambition of competing in a tournament in Ashford, where he finds an unexpected squire of his own in the young boy Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). The tournament itself is a center point in which various powerful families, cunning knights, and ruthless charlatans vie for victory in inhumane ways, but Dunk’s goal is to win by honorable means. Although the notion of an old-fashioned hero determined to do good in the world might feel like a generic premise, it feels like a breath of fresh air when compared to the cynicism of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Is a More Grounded Take on Westeros

Both Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon are quite epic in scope, which makes sense because they are set over several years of time and involve a massive ensemble of characters. However, that style is a byproduct of the specific stories being told, and not an aesthetic that all franchise shows should ascribe to. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a more grounded series that does not feature any magic or allusions to the broader political strife, as it takes place on the edge of history, where commonfolk are forced to defend themselves. It’s a reminder that Martin’s worldbuilding wasn’t just brilliant because of the destinies and prophecies that he foretold, but because he created unique pockets of society that took an interesting new spin on the concept of medieval times. Although there are a fair number of Easter Eggs that allude to events in the wider franchise, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a great option for those burnt out by Game of Thrones, and those who’ve never entered Westeros before.

The universe of Westeros is so vast that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms makes a smart choice in limiting its story to a select location in which the tournament is held. It makes for a clever piece of commentary because it shows how contested a seemingly ”honorable” competition is. Even if it is framed as being an equalizing opportunity that anyone can participate in, the most powerful families have a sway over circumstances that help to tilt the event in their favor. It’s a great way for Dunk to be an underdog, as he has to be a hero who fights against systematic oppression and understands knighthood better than those who were born into it.

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Has a Compelling Hero’s Journey

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms benefits from being a classic two-hander about characters who seek not to be defined by their class. Dunk has to prove that chivalry is not reserved for those who came from nobility, and some clever twists reveal that Egg is also trying to ensure that he does not go down the same dark path as his family. The chemistry between the two is so charming and surprisingly funny that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is able to bide its time without feeling like it lacks inertia. There’s so much development done in the first three episodes that the fourth episode, “Seven,” offers an all-time great battle scene. It’s followed up by the heartbreaking flashback episode “In the Name of the Mother,” which makes Dunk’s transition to knighthood even more admirable when considering the tragic nature of his origin.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is proof of how great shows can be economical; with six half-hour episodes, the first season of the show is able to tell a complete story filled with surprises and revelations, and resolves itself in a way where a Season 2 is more than warranted. What’s lost in the cultural evaluation of Game of Thrones is that it was the characters that audiences fell in love with more than anything else, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a reminder of how that is still the case.

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It made over $700 million in theaters and proved that audiences will come out for hard science fiction. It reminded the world that Ryan Gosling can carry a film. It’s coming to MGM+. That’s right, Project Hail Mary, 2026’s biggest sci-fi hit to date this year is coming to the channel people only subscribe to for From, on June 16. This flies in the face of pundit expectations that surely, a hit this big would be on Amazon Prime Video, which it has to be noted, shares the same parent company as MGM+. 

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No matter the streaming platform, Project Hail Mary is going to be a smash hit once it’s available. Based on the Andy Weir novel of the same name, everyone’s been waiting for this film since The Martian, also based on a novel by Weir, turned into a blockbuster. The question wasn’t “will this make money” it was “how much?” 

Money is the reason why Project Hail Mary is heading to MGM. The studio wasn’t acquired by Amazon until 2022, two years after MGM had paid $3 million for the rights to Project Hail Mary and started pre-production work on the film. Both services are technically part of Amazon, but as the Christopher Miller and Phil Lord directed film predates the merger, it has to stay with MGM. There’s tax implications, monopoly concerns, what it comes down to is having to keep MGM projects away from Amazon, for now. 

Ryan Gosling’s One-Way Trip

Project Hail Mary is worth the time to stream, and at $9.99 per month, it’s cheaper to stream through MGM+ than it is to pay for a digital rental through Prime Video. Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a teacher and molecular biologist on a suicide mission to a distant star in order to help save humanity from the astrophage, a bizarre, unicelled organism slowly killing the Sun. Along the way, he docks with an alien ship, and the surviving crewmember resembles a sentient pile of rocks, so Grace dubs him “Rocky,” learns to communicate, and together, they set about saving their home planets. 

That’s all you should know about Project Hail Mary when going in, because like The Martian, it’s not as simple as it should be to complete the mission. The two films have a lot in common, namely the use of hard science to drive the plot, characters more interested in using their brains to solve a problem instead of any type of external conflict, and they are gorgeous. With a 94 percent fresh critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 95 percent audience rating, it’s the rare film that everyone fell in love with at first sight. 

Project Hail Mary is the type of science fiction we need more of from Hollywood. It’s smart, thought-provoking, and dares to be different by breaking the blockbuster mold. That’s why the streaming platform doesn’t matter as much as it would with any other movie. MGM+ or Amazon Prime Video, makes no difference, the audience will find it wherever it is and make it another streaming success.

Get a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on June 10, 2026. Here are key takeaways:

• The cast of Boy Meets World opened up about their estrangement from series lead Ben Savage at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of their new documentary, Doc Meets World. Will Friedle, Danielle Fishel and Rider Strong said Savage unfollowed them on Instagram and blocked their phone numbers, and they hope to address the rift with him face-to-face, the cast told Us at the Sunday, June 7, premiere.

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• Kaley Cuoco announced she and fiancé Tom Pelphrey are expecting their second child, a daughter, sharing a gender reveal moment on Instagram. The couple already shares daughter Matilda and got engaged in August 2024, Cuoco revealed in her pregnancy announcement.

• Heather and Tarek El Moussa said they “feel violated” after their $5 million Newport Beach mansion was burglarized while they vacationed in Los Cabos, Mexico. Suspects shattered a rear sliding glass door and made off with high-value jewelry, the couple shared in a statement on Instagram.

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In Hollywood, making money is often more important than all else. That’s why cinemas are filled with so many sequels and comic book movies. An already established IP is easier to sell than something audiences have never heard of before. It’s the same reason why there are so many reboots and remakes. There was a wave of them in horror throughout the 2000s, and there continues to be across all genres with mixed results. For every success, such as Dune, there’s an unnecessary Disney live-action reboot, or a disastrous reimagining, like The Crow. Bill Skarsgård‘s turn as Eric Draven wasn’t exactly awful, but no one wanted to see a reboot of what Brandon Lee created. Some movies mean so much to audiences that they want them left alone forever. These eight classics fall into that category.

‘The Princess Bride’ (1987)

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The late Rob Reiner went through a streak of directing perfection throughout the 80s and 90s with instant classics like Stand by Me, Misery, and A Few Good Men, but for those who grew up with it, there’s a special place in the hearts of fans for The Princess Bride. Written by the legendary William Goldman, the fantasy film deftly blends adventure, comedy, and romance in the story of Westley’s (Cary Elwes) rescue of Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright).

There were rumors of a reboot of The Princess Bride years ago, which thankfully never came to be. How do you recapture the 80s magic? It’s a moment in time movie that can’t be redone with different actors to the same effect. There’s no one who can do what Mandy Patinkin and Wallace Shawn pulled off. Now, with Reiner sadly no longer with us, any idea of a remake should be put to rest forever. To make one now would be disrespectful to his legacy.

‘The Goonies’ (1985)

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The Goonies is another 80s childhood classic which should never be touched. Not only is it for kids, but it stars them, making actors such as Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, and Corey Feldman huge stars. Based on a story by Steven Spielberg, written by Chris Columbus, and directed by Richard Donner, The Goonies sees a group of kids going on an adventure to save their homes by following a map that will take them to a pirate’s treasure.

There is absolutely no need for a remake of The Goonies. To do so would be to ignore what made the original so compelling. It’s not as easy as retelling the story. It’s the actors who make the journey so memorable. How could anyone else do what Jeff Cohen did as Chunk, or capture the energy of Ke Huy Quan’s Data? Any attempt would be cheap parody. Like Rob Reiner, Richard Donner is no longer around. Leaving one of his greatest movies alone is the best way to honor him.

‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939)

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For many, the first movie they ever saw or which made an impact on their lives was The Wizard of Oz. If you’re of a certain age, it’s what you watched every Thanksgiving on network TV. The Wizard of Oz was a larger-than-life spectacle, and it still is. The magic transcends across generations. Based on L. Frank Baum‘s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming somehow made this film and Gone With the Wind in the same year. As big as the latter is, even it can’t touch the fantastical journey Dorothy (Judy Garland) goes on.

There have been reimagining of sorts of The Wizard of Oz with Return to Oz and The Wiz, but an exact reboot of the movie that started it all wouldn’t work. It would be like reshaping an important part of your life with the flat gloss of modern Hollywood. The shock of seeing black and white turn into color would no longer hit. Seeing someone else sing the same songs Garland did only mimics the beauty of her performance. Continue to tell other stories in the world, like Wicked successfully did, but leave one of the most important movies ever made alone.

‘The Sound of Music’ (1965)

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Another movie which has been passed down by families for decades is The Sound of Music. Robert Wise‘s musical, written by Ernest Lehman, delivered a top-tier performance from Julie Andrews as Maria, the nun who takes care of the seven von Trapp kids while falling in love with their widowed father, Georg (Christopher Plummer). Set in Austria during the rise of Nazism, the movie combines the seriousness of war with the joy of falling in love, all told with beautiful songs.

The Sound of Music is steeped in nostalgia. To even attempt to reboot it would be ludicrous. There is no way to improve on what Julie Andrews pulled off. Any poor actress who took that risk would be set up for immediate failure and ridicule. If you want to see The Sound of Music, go check out showings of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s musical and be swept away in a live performance of the story. As for the movie, perfection shouldn’t be touched.

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‘The Godfather’ (1972)

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The Godfather is not a movie any kid should ever watch, but what it means to cinema history is just as important. Based on Mario Puzo‘s novel of the same name, Francis Ford Coppola‘s film ruled the 70s and is still regarded as a perfect masterpiece. The drama of the changing Corleone family delivered Marlon Brando‘s most famous role and turned Al Pacino into a mega star. How does any director or actor approach that?

The Godfather is untouchable. That era of early 70s filmmaking had a sense of grit which can’t be so easily replicated. What Coppola did was masterful. The performances can’t be duplicated either. Pacino and James Caan were so great that they launched decades-long careers at the top. As for Brando, how he approached Vito Corleone’s speech patterns became one of the most imitated in history. For any actor to try to play Vito would be seen only as a bad parody of Brando. Refuse any offer for this reboot.

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‘Forrest Gump’ (1994)

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Tom Hanks was on quite the run in the early to mid 90s. After winning a Best Actor Oscar for Philadelphia in 1993, he followed it up with an even more challenging film. Forrest Gump, an adaptation of Winston Groom‘s novel, is an enthralling lifelong journey about a mentally disabled man who doesn’t let his perceived shortcomings slow him down. It was one of the biggest, most quoted movies of 1994 and resulted in another Oscar for Hanks.

A Forrest Gump remake wouldn’t work today for a few different reasons. There is, of course, no way to improve on what Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis accomplished. Their movie works because it feels so fresh. Nothing quite like this, with its wide scope and unique character, had been done before. Remake it and the magic is lost. At the same time, it’s a movie which couldn’t be made today because a Hollywood actor playing someone who is mentally disabled is now seen as offensive. Any attempt would be immediately rejected.

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‘Jaws’ (1975)

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Steven Spielberg‘s Jaws invented the summer blockbuster. The director was still in his 20s when he crafted the classic horror action movie about a coastal town held hostage by the attacks of a killer great white shark. Spielberg used John Williams‘ phenomenal score to make up for the lack of seeing the monster for so long. At its heart, Jaws is a character-driven film more than a killer shark horror flick thanks to the performances of Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw.

Jaws launched a franchise, with each sequel worse than the one before it until the studio finally gave up. This didn’t mean that the appetite for shark movies went away, though. There have been countless ones made over the decades. That’s exactly why there doesn’t need to be another Jaws. The genre is being done elsewhere already. Jaws is about the score, characters, and setting. To remake it means showing the shark as soon as possible, completely changing the tone and what Spielberg was going for.

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‘Back to the Future’ (1985)

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No movie quite defines “movie magic” like Back to the Future. Robert Zemeckis’ film, which he co-wrote with Bob Gale, could have been a disaster with Eric Roberts in the lead role of Marty McFly. It changed when Michael J. Fox came on board. Suddenly, Back to the Future was light and cool, with a badass DeLorean time-travel machine, and a fun partnership with the quirky Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd). Everything came together beautifully to create perfection.

Back to the Future became a thrilling trilogy, but after three movies, everyone wisely decided to stop while they were ahead. It’s a world that has never been returned to in a feature film. It should stay that way forever. Like Jaws isn’t all about a shark, Back to the Future isn’t about time travel. It’s the high-energy story and the well-written characters we keep coming back for in rewatches. No one can copy what Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd did. From the supporting cast, to the impeccable writing, and the heartwarming score from Alan Silvestri, there will never be a way to outdo the past.