By Jonathan Klotz
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A large part of Babylon 5’s success is that episodes typically exist in a world of grey, forcing everyone to make a compromising moral choice along the way to getting what they want. “Deathwalker” spells it out with the introduction of the titular war criminal, who is both wanted for her crimes, and wanted for her knowledge. Turns out that dangling the secret to immortality will make every government quickly forget about all the murders. There’s no unified stance among the different species, and at the end of the day, it’s everyone for themselves. 

Too Important To Die

“Deathwalker” starts off with G’Kar’s assistant Na’toth assaulting a woman who just arrived at Babylon 5. The show cuts right through the mystery of her identity in the first act, confirming that yes, this is Deathwalker, a Dilger war criminal, despite being middle-aged when she should be an elder by now. Her real name is Jha’dur, and she’s played to slimy perfection by Sarah Douglas (Ursa from Superman II), since as we learn, she’s holding all the cards. 

Commander Sinclair (Michael O’Hare) is in the middle of a complex web of political and ethical motivations that touch every race in the galaxy. Jha’dur is happy to give up the secret to immortality, which incidentally, involves killing another. Her wish is to spread discord as far as she can across the galaxy. That’s why, when Sinclair and Garibaldi (Jerry Doyle) arrive to escort her to trial, she knows how it’s going to end, and cruelly, she spells it out for both men. What she knows is too important and none of the governments will let her die. 

The bickering between the non-aligned worlds, the Minbari, Earth, and the Narn means no one is happy with the outcome. Jha’dur, found innocent, is to head to Earth and share the immortality formula. That’s when the race everyone forgot about, the Vorlons, blow up her ship. Ambassador Kosh calmly says to everyone that they are not ready for immortality. It’s a reminder of where the Vorlon stand in the world of Babylon 5: above everyone else. 

No One Is Perfect Onboard Babylon 5

Fans of Babylon 5 gravitated to the political machinations and in “Deathwalker” alone you have the Earth government again putting morals aside, while G’kar is revealed to have been the mastermind behind bringing Deathwalker to the station, and yet, it was the Minbari Warrior Caste who kept her hidden for all of these years. For once, the person with the cleanest hands in all of this is Londo. It’s another early sign that the future shown in Babylon 5 is far, far removed from Star Trek’s utopian outlook. 

“Deathwalker” is a standalone episode but as with most of Babylon 5 it’s still required viewing. Watching all of the ambassadors and governments butt heads after throwing away their morals, or not in the case of the non-aligned worlds, lets you know where everyone stands before the Shadow War heats up. There’s no real allies in the world of Babylon 5, and there’s no perfect hero coming to save the day. Sinclair, and later Sheridan, is the closest we get, and even those two men have their flaws. It’s all because in order to survive in this galaxy, choices have to be made, and often, there’s no good choice available.

By Chris Snellgrove
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Star Trek is currently experiencing something of an identity crisis. Starfleet Academy tried to appeal to young fans, but that effort failed, and the new show got canceled after one season. It joins a graveyard of canceled shows, including series like Picard and Lower Decks that were aimed squarely at older fans. Now, Paramount’s new leadership has decided to pivot the franchise to the big screen. That means Strange New Worlds will be the final show to bear the torch before Trek ceases developing new shows for the foreseeable future. Because of these factors, this show is likely the very last to directly channel the pioneering spirit of The Original Series.

That’s a lot of baggage for the show to carry as it warps into Season 4. Fortunately, Strange New Worlds carries that weight very well with a new episode that feels like the lovechild of Doctor Who and Jurassic Park. The result is a tale with plenty of breathless action, fun character moments, and top-notch special effects. There’s only one downside: all of the episode’s most dramatic beats require the characters to act completely stupid. In the end, this leads to a fun-but-dumb episode that helps you determine what kind of Star Trek fan you actually are.

See You, Space Cowboy

The premise of this Strange New Worlds Season 4 premiere (“Valles Marineris”) is that the Enterprise investigates a distress buoy inside a solar storm. They get sucked inside and emerge 65 million years into the past, and the only way to get back home is for an Away Team to dodge dinosaurs and get some fuel for the warp core. Meanwhile, on the ship, Captain Pike and crew encounter a hyper-advanced alien race from Mars who wants to make the Enterprise part of a bitter war with some nearby aliens. The crew must now find a way to get home without doing anything that destroys their entire future.

For the most part, “Valles Marineris” works as a modern take on a Star Trek: Original Series episode. That first show was pitched as a Western in space (“Wagon Train to the stars,” in Gene Roddenberry’s words), and the Strange New Worlds Season 4 premiere leans into this with an opening shot of Pike and his Away Team dressed as cowboys and riding on horses on a planet straight out of Rick and Morty. It’s a really fun, really beautiful scene that’s never really contextualized; it’s just there to look cool. In a way, that is the thesis for this episode and, now, Star Trek as a whole.

Hit The Ground Stunning

Let’s start with what works about “Valles Marineris.” First, it’s got a great amount of action and adventure, including cowboy shenanigans, wacky space hijinks, and dinosaur dilemmas. While nobody has ever accused Strange New Worlds of being a boring show, this season debut never goes very long without providing a new scene to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. It is, quite frankly, the kind of episode you show to your friends who are convinced that nothing ever happens in Star Trek. Here, a shocking number of things happen, including events that radically redefine our characters’ understanding of human history. 

That leads into the next great thing about “Valles Marineris:” it’s yet another example of Strange New Worlds taking a big, creative swing. Those swings don’t always connect, but I’m glad the show keeps making them, even if we end up with failed experiments like the musical episode. Like, without getting into too many spoilers, this episode gives us a time travel episode unlike anything we have seen, one that delightfully channels Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder.” Between this and the extensive exploration of a predestination paradox, “Valles Marineris” delivers a creative and surprising story that pays homage to some of the crunchiest concepts in sci-fi history.

TFW Your Crew Keeps Getting Stupider

Aside from the beautiful visuals, the final major strength of “Valles Marineris” is its fun character moments. Sure, some of them fell flat; I thought the Ortegas/Scotty rivalry was pretty silly, and the prissy new Vulcan cadet is uniformly annoying in both of her scenes. Otherwise, though, this is great. We get to see Pike be a literal cowboy (talk about Hell On Wheels flashbacks!) and see Number One lead the craziest Away Team in Star Trek history. La’An gets to punch a dinosaur and (it is highly implied) ride Spock while dressed like a cowgirl. Throw in characters doing things like phasering a T-rex, and you have a truly unforgettable adventure.

Hovering over all of these cool elements, though, is a deeply depressing truth: Star Trek is now a franchise that focuses more on looking cool than making sense, so most of its biggest moments are tied to these highly-trained, brilliant Starfleet officers acting like complete idiots. For example (and beware some gentle spoilers!), Number One takes a shuttle to a nearby planet to get iridium so the Enterprise can get home. On the planet, they suddenly discover the dinosaurs thanks to a personal tricorder. This caused my nerdy ass to sit up in my chair and ask the obvious question: “wait, you didn’t scan the planet from orbit with your shuttle?”

Apparently, they never thought to do so. The character stupidity gets more annoying when we get to the big reveal that the Enterprise has traveled 65 million years in the past and that the Away Team is actually on Earth. This reveal takes time because the trip to the past damaged the ship’s sensors, and it takes a while to restore them. Why, I wondered, did Number One not bother to run scans as soon as the shuttle was in space? For that matter, why didn’t Spock suggest anyone try this? It is, after all, the most logical thing they could do.

There IS Life On Mars

Later, we get to the weird revelation that not only was there an advanced alien civilization on Mars, but they were at war with aliens from a seemingly new planet in our solar system. Multiple characters comment on how this planet isn’t there in their timeline; when the Martian ship gets ready to destroy that planet, Pike orders his crew to let it happen. They object, leading him to declare, “In our future…there is no fifth planet.” This is framed like a dramatic reveal, but this factoid was previously explained to the other characters and, effectively, the viewer. Why are they surprised, and why do we have to hear it twice?

That last bit reminded me of Matt Damon’s own dramatic reveal. Namely, that Netflix encourages writers to restate the plot three or four times because they know most of the audience is playing around on their phones. Apparently, Paramount+ subscribes to this idea, too, which is why we have an elementary school-ass factoid about our own solar system. Writing for bored, distracted audiences would also explain why the characters seem selectively stupid. After all, why have characters remember how sensors work if half the viewers aren’t even looking up? Why have characters remember what they heard one minute ago when half the viewers don’t know what they heard one minute ago?

Basically, all of the smart nuances of Trek have been sanded off so we can get to the cool parts (horses, dinos, and explosions, oh my!) that much quicker. That’s why this episode is a perfect way to answer the big question: what kind of Star Trek fan are you? 

What Kind Of Star Trek Fan Are You?

If you like more of the fast-paced action, snappy one-liners, and vibes-based storytelling of Star Trek (2009), you’ll likely love “Valles Marineris.” And you’re in luck, too: based on NuTrek and what little we know about the next Trek movie, it sounds like Paramount has gone all-in on transforming the franchise into something more like Guardians of the Galaxy than The Original Series. Incidentally, if you’re a big fan of TOS or the Golden Age of Trek, you’ll likely hate “Valles Marineris” because the show routinely dumbs characters down for the sake of drama, something that would never happen in, say, The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine.  

Before anyone calls me a snob, there’s no wrong way to like Star Trek. While I prefer the more cerebral Trek of the ‘90s, I’m a big fan of Star Trek (2009) and generally liked the Strange New Worlds Season 4 debut, “Valles Marineris.” If this is to be nothing but a shlocky action/adventure franchise, then, as Captain Sisko might say, I can live with it. What we have now is a daring thrill ride, one that consistently delivers pure, unadulterated fun. Unfortunately, this season premiere is a permanent reminder that the Golden Age of Star Trek is a bit like the dinosaurs featured in this episode: complex. Majestic. Powerful. Iconic.

And, most of all, completely and utterly extinct.

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe has featured cameos from several The Big Bang Theory alums — but not every cast member has made their triumphant return to the small screen.

The HBO Max spinoff follows comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, who “is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon,” according to the official synopsis.

Stuart “is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke. Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don’t go well.”

Kevin Sussman, Brian Posehn, Lauren Lapkus and John Ross Bowie were tapped to headline the show. They will all reprise their roles from the original series, with Posehn returning as a geologist at Caltech. Sussman’s Stuart owned a comic book store and found love with Denise (Lapkus).

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is the fourth project in the Big Bang Theory universe. CBS’ hit sitcom aired from 2007 to 2019 and starred Jim Parsons, Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch as a group of scientists and their significant others.

CBS later launched the Young Sheldon prequel, which focused on Sheldon’s life (Iain Armitage) as a child prodigy growing up in Texas. Viewers met Sheldon’s brother, Georgie (Montana Jordan), which paved the way for his love story with Mandy (Emily Osment) to inspire another spinoff, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.

Keep scrolling to see who is — and isn’t — on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe:

Kevin Sussman

After appearing on The Big Bang Theory, Sussman is back as the lead of his own spinoff.

Johnny Galecki

Galecki a.k.a Leonard hasn’t appeared — yet.

Jim Parsons

Parsons, who hasn’t been on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, previously expressed his preference not to play Sheldon Cooper again.

Kaley Cuoco

Cuoco has been booked and busy since playing Penny and hasn’t appeared on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

Simon Helberg

Helberg, who played Howard, isn’t in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe so far.

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Kunal Nayyar

Nayyar, who is best known for playing Raj Koothrappali, returned in the series premiere of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

Mayim Bialik

Bialik hasn’t confirmed a return on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

Melissa Rauch

It is unclear if Rauch will be on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe in season 1.

Jennifer Garner and longtime boyfriend John Miller are reportedly facing a pivotal moment in their relationship after years of maintaining a low-key romance.

While their arrangement has worked well in the past, sources claim the couple now wants to take the next step but has struggled to determine how to move forward.

As they reportedly set aside time to discuss their future together, Jennifer Garner’s close co-parenting relationship with ex-husband Ben Affleck is also said to be creating challenges for the couple.

Jennifer Garner And John Miller Reportedly Strained Over Her Close Relationship With Ben Affleck

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Garner and Miller may be approaching a turning point in their relationship after years of keeping their romance largely out of the public eye.

For much of their relationship, the pair were comfortable maintaining a low-profile arrangement. They reportedly balanced family responsibilities and busy schedules without feeling the need to rush into living together or making other significant commitments.

“He accepted that, and for a long time their very non-traditional arrangement seemed to work perfectly,” a source explained to Star Magazine. “They were fine keeping things private and working around their custody schedules without feeling any pressure to move in together or make some big commitment.”

According to the publication, the couple’s romance has been thriving for years because Miller has “never been the type to push Jennifer and, for years, that really worked well for her because her kids were the priority.”

But things seem to be taking a turn, as the source noted that the “nature” of Garner’s “dynamic” with Affleck makes it “very difficult for her to fully merge her life with John.”

Jennifer Garner And John Miller Are Said To Be At A Relationship Crossroads

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Garner and Miller are said to be reassessing their future. Insiders claim the couple feels ready to deepen their commitment but have struggled to move beyond discussions about what comes next.

“They’ve reached a point where they both want more, and they’re struggling to figure out how to get there,” the insider said. “They’ve talked about taking the next step before, but it never seems to happen, so they’ve ended up in this weird limbo.”

To address that uncertainty, Garner and Miller are reportedly setting aside dedicated “quality time together away from all the usual distractions and want to use it to come up with a realistic step-by-step plan for their future.”

The insider added that they “really do love each other and neither of them wants this relationship to drift along forever, but it’s going to take some real effort on both their parts to make any significant changes.”

Inside Jennifer Garner’s Relationship With John Miller And Her Ongoing Friendship With Ben Affleck

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Garner was married to Affleck from 2005 until their separation in 2015, with their divorce finalized three years later.

The former couple share three children: Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel, and have maintained a great co-parenting relationship. Garner began dating Miller in 2018, and after a brief split in 2020, the pair rekindled their romance in 2021 and have remained together ever since.

Speculation about a possible engagement surfaced in late 2024 after Garner was photographed wearing a diamond ring on her left hand while driving.

The actress and Miller chose not to address the rumors publicly, leaving fans to wonder whether wedding plans could be in their future.

At the same time, Garner’s close relationship with Affleck has continued to attract attention.

John Miller Reportedly Feels Like A ‘Third Wheel’ Amid Jennifer Garner And Ben Affleck’s Close Bond

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In recent years, Affleck has repeatedly praised his ex-wife as an exceptional co-parent and trusted friend.

Reports have also suggested that Garner has remained a source of support for Affleck as he continues his sobriety journey.

Some insiders claim the close bond between the former spouses has created tension for Miller.

According to reports, he has occasionally felt like a “third wheel” due to Affleck’s continued presence in Garner’s life, particularly as the actor increasingly relies on her while working to maintain his sobriety after years of publicly documented struggles with alcohol addiction.

While Affleck has previously described his divorce from Garner as one of the “biggest regrets of his life,” there is no indication that the former couple’s relationship extends beyond friendship and co-parenting.

Jennifer Garner Is Concerned About Ben Affleck’s Love Life After His Split From Jennifer Lopez

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Since Affleck’s divorce from his other ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez, Garner is said to be worried about her former husband as he navigates the dating world again.

Insiders claim Garner wants Affleck to focus entirely on his own happiness, especially since he seems to be thriving in his single life.

According to a Page Six source, “Jen thinks it might actually be good for Ben to take a break from dating for a while. She cares about him a lot and only wants what’s best for him at the end of the day.”

Garner feels this time away from romance could be a positive turning point, with the insider noting that “from her perspective, he’s happier than he’s been in a long time, and she feels like it could be healthy for him to keep putting that energy into himself, his work, and his family instead of jumping into a relationship.”

Ultimately, Garner has no plans to step in or dictate his personal life, as the source noted that “she trusts Ben to make his own decisions and supports him either way.”

By Chris Snellgrove
| Updated 10 seconds ago

On paper, Marvel is on track to have an absolutely fabulous year. Season 2 of X-Men ‘97 premiered to universal acclaim, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on track to become the highest-grossing film of the summer, if not the entire year. And on December 18, they’ll complete the hat trick with the release of Avengers: Doomsday, an ambitious sequel that brings back countless characters in a full-court press to revive the franchise. If all goes well, Doomsday will be a well-earned victory lap. There’s just one problem: it’s not going well at all.

Concerns about the film began when popular YouTuber John Campea claimed that Marvel was having trouble editing this behemoth blockbuster and “finding the movie in the edit.” Since then, others have chimed in with their own insider reports echoing claims that the Russo Brothers are having trouble getting a workable movie out of everything they have shot. All of this has caused concern among the fandom that Marvel’s big comeback may already be, well, doomed. Such reports have underscored even larger concerns with the studio’s creative process, which includes regularly beginning shooting without having a finished script.

It’s All Falling Apart

Right now, the marketing for Avengers: Doomsday has begun in earnest, with the first full-length trailer dropping earlier this week. While this is meant to get fans hyped for Marvel’s biggest blockbuster yet, it seems that there’s some serious trouble in paradise for this ambitious crossover sequel. On his podcast, John Campea claims that sources told him the Russo Brothers were having trouble “finding the movie in the edit.” Elaborating on this, he claimed, “When they shot the movie, everything felt great, everything looked great… but now that they’re editing, they’re discovering some issues.” 

Soon afterward, World of Reel’s Jordan Ruimy made another astonishing claim: one of his sources had told him months ago that Doomsday’s production woes were bad enough that “some people internally at Marvel [wondering] whether it would make its intended December 18, 2026, release date.” Those same sources more recently confirmed that although Marvel is now confident about the release date, there is still “friction” in the editing room. That friction has likely been made worse by something that Mystique actor Rebecca Romijn shockingly admitted: that Avengers: Doomsday began shooting without a completed script. Even more shocking? The movie was being written and rewritten into its final week of shooting.

The Movie Is Already Doomed

Given this information, it’s not really that surprising that Avengers: Doomsday is a hot mess to edit. It’s a film with 60 actors that we know about, and there are almost certainly some high-profile surprise cameos that we don’t know about. This creates a very cluttered movie, and it will take some finesse in the editing room to turn it into more than a collection of disconnected fight scenes. Editing becomes that much more difficult with the constant rewrites, which presumably made it difficult to achieve consistent characterization or to give our favorite heroes and villains satisfying arcs.

Obviously, it’s possible for great editors to assemble a sloppy shoot into a great final cut. The most famous example of this is the first Star Wars movie, which was reportedly a disjointed mess that George Lucas’ ex-wife, Marcia, helped shape into the perfect summer blockbuster. However, editing Avengers: Doomsday will be that much more challenging, both because of the high number of characters and the sheer weight of audience expectations. Nobody knew what to expect from Star Wars in 1977, but fans are now expecting Marvel to deliver something worthy of a cinematic universe that has been blowing us away for nearly 20 years.

As a Marvel fanboy (yeah, yeah, you can steal my lunch money later), I hope the Russo Brothers manage to pull it off. Avengers: Doomsday is definitely the most ambitious Marvel movie ever made, and it’s adapting some of the greatest comic stories of the last two decades. With any luck, the movie will successfully reenergize the fandom and pave the way for an MCU filled with new heroes like the X-Men. However, the clock is ticking, and there’s not really any time left for rewrites or reshoots. Unless Avengers: Doomsday can be saved in the editing room, Marvel’s most expensive movie may be destined to become its biggest flop. 

While fans of the beloved Five-Star Weekend book may have noticed some plot changes on screen, actress Harlow Jane is confident the alterations are only enhancing the storytelling — and propelling the show forward into a potential season 2.

“There are a couple things that I do miss from the books and there are some things that I like. I think that ultimately, the changes that they have made will probably make for a much juicier season 2 if it were to happen,” Jane, 23, reflected during an exclusive interview with Us. “So I would be excited to see how that plays out in the long term.”

Based on Elin Hilderbrand’s novel of the same name, Five-Star Weekend centers around food influencer Hollis (Jennifer Garner) reuniting with friends Tatum (Chloë Sevigny), Dru-Ann (Regina Hall), Brooke (D’Arcy Carden) and Gigi (Gemma Chan) from all walks of life after the death of her husband, Matthew (Josh Hamilton). Meanwhile, Hollis’ daughter, Caroline (Jane), escapes to their Nantucket house that same weekend — and is forced to confront her rocky relationship with her mom, and her grief, head on.

While the series has yet to be renewed by Peacock for a second season, Harlow — the real-life daughter of Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane — teased that she has a few ideas up her sleeve for a location (think: Greece) and Caroline’s story line.

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“Theoretically, if we were picking up in like two years’ time — or it’s been a year since the last one — I’d be hoping that she’s out of school and she’s back with her mom. They’ve been working a lot on their relationship and they’re really close and they’re healing together instead of separately,” Harlow theorized. “I’m hoping that she’s following her creative passions and I think being a little more accepting of her mother’s — maybe helping her out in the kitchen.”

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Despite Caroline becoming entwined with Aubrey (West Duchovny)’s boyfriend Dylan (Henry Eikenberry) in season 1, Harlow shared that she’d “love a proper love interest” for her character in the future.

“That would be sweet,” Harlow told Us. “I think Caroline is at a phase in life that is so interesting to be a girl. She’s, I think, 18 in season 1. She’d be around 19 in season 2. I mean 19, I remember I went through a lot at 19. 19 is hard. 19 felt like the end of the world every single day. But it was also so happy and so great and I was learning so much about myself. I guess I would like to see some of that on the screen.”

Five-Star Weekend season 1 is streaming now on Peacock.

Meghan McCain is shutting down trolls who called her “old and ugly,” revealing she is aging just like everyone else.

“I am normally an Armadillo-skinned person, and there’s been a lot of commentary about how ‘old and ugly’ I am now,” McCain, 41, said during the Wednesday, July 22, of her and Miranda Wilkins’ “Citizen McCain” podcast.

She fired back, “I’m 41 years old … I’m going to age. I’m going to get older. I am fatter because I’ve had three kids.” (McCain shares daughters Liberty, 5, and Clover, 3, and son Ransom, 6 months, with husband Ben Domenech.)

McCain noted that after a clip from their show of the women speaking about New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani went viral earlier this week, she received an onslaught of negative comments about her appearance from haters who must have never watched them beforehand.

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The former View cohost went on to explain that change is normal and there’s no shame in aging.

“I look different because I don’t have professional hair and makeup every day,” McCain said. “And sometimes, in the morning, it’s more important for me to get my kids ready, to spend time with them and feed my son, than it is for me to get ready, which is why I don’t always have my hair and makeup done to your liking.”

McCain noted that the comments did catch her by surprise.

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“It is a challenging cruelty to have people have such [opinions],” she confessed. “This is the first time people have reacted, ‘Oh, Meghan looks a lot older.’ I am a lot older.”

Meghan, who is the daughter of late Senator John McCain, pointed out that after growing up in the spotlight, it’s not fair that she’s constantly being compared to past versions of herself.

“I am no longer 5 years old with my dad running for senate. I am no longer 22 years old [with] my dad running for president,” she said. “I’m no longer 32 years old working for The View. I’m almost 42 years old.”

Meghan’s cohost Wilkins chimed in to reveal, “We don’t get Botox, we haven’t had the thread facelift, we’re not on Ozempic.”

Meghan admitted, “It’s tempting, but I’m not [on Ozempic].”

She concluded the episode by saying she plans to keep aging naturally and embracing her appearance.

“One thing I can promise you is I’m going to continue aging. I’m not going to look the way I looked at The View,” Meghan continued. “We are all going to have to collectively come together [and agree] that I’m going to continue aging.”

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She sarcastically apologized for not being a “facelift, injectable person” who doesn’t have “professional hair and makeup” done on the daily.

“But I can promise you one thing, Miranda and I will continue keeping it very real with you,” Meghan vowed. “This is a real show. We are real people. I may be a motherf***ing nepo baby but I’m a real person. I don’t live like that.”

Meghan ended by poking fun at herself, telling listeners, “I’m going to keep looking like [a] cryptkeeper” and they need to “come to terms with” it.

More than two decades after their final studio album, Destiny’s Child fans have reason to celebrate. The iconic girl group’s 30th anniversary is on the horizon, and according to Mathew Knowles, the milestone will be marked with new music and remixes of their classic hits to honor Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams‘ enduring legacy.

Destiny’s Child officially disbanded 20 years ago. Still, the trio (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams) remain incredibly close and have performed together a handful of times over the years. Now, Mathew Knowles is teasing what the girl group has in store for their 30th anniversary.

Mathew, who managed Destiny’s Child, is teasing what fans can expect for the milestone celebration. He said the group has about 10 to 15 urban and dance mixes of their songs, as well as never-before-heard tracks that have been in a vault. “It’s time to share that,” he told TMZ.

In another interview, he teased that guest rappers will be featured, including Missy Elliott. As for when the songs will be released, Mathew said it can be expected “in the next 30 days.” “We have so much music that hadn’t been put out yet on Destiny’s Child,” he added.

A Destiny’s Child tour isn’t planned at the moment, but Beyoncé’s father isn’t ruling out a few performances here and there.

The Beginnings Of Destiny’s Child

In the early ’90s, Beyoncé and Rowland were part of the group Girl’s Tyme, together with four others: LaTavia Roberson, Támar Davis, and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. They joined “Star Search” in 1992, but lost the talent competition. Mathew took over the group’s management duties, and the sextet became a quartet.

LeToya Luckett was added to the group, which included Beyoncé, Rowland, and Roberson, and in 1996, they rebranded as Destiny’s Child. In the next few years, the group changed their lineup due to tensions with the management. The definitive trio was formed in 2000. Beyoncé and Rowland were the only two original members who remained, and Williams became the last addition.

The Girl Group Released Five Studio Albums

Destiny’s Child released five studio albums, dropping chart-topping hits, including “Say My Name,” “Bills, Bills, Bills,” “Survivor,” and “Independent Women Part I.”

In the course of their time together, they received 14 Grammy nominations and won three awards: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group and Best R&B Song in 2001, both for the song “Say My Name,” and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group in 2002 for “Survivor.”

In 2006, Destiny’s Child received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “We started when we were 9 years old, and here we are getting a Hollywood star. Dreams do come true. So thank you all so much for supporting us,” Beyoncé said at the ceremony.

Destiny’s Child Disbanded To Pursue Individual Careers

The girl group was in the middle of the “Destiny Fulfilled… and Lovin’ It Tour” in 2005 when they announced that they were disbanding. At their performance in Spain that June, Destiny’s Child told the audience of 16,000 that they would be going their separate ways after the tour ended. The final concert took place in Canada that September.

In a statement, Destiny’s Child said, “After a lot of discussion and some deep soul searching, we realized that our current tour has given us the opportunity to leave Destiny’s Child on a high note, united in our friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude for our music, our fans, and each other.”

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The Group Reunited At Beyoncé’s Tour

After Destiny’s Child disbanded, each member carved a successful solo career. Rowland scored chart-topping hits, won Grammy Awards, and hosted and judged reality competition shows. Williams found success in gospel music and Broadway, while Beyoncé became a record-breaking global superstar and one of the most influential artists of her generation.

The group has since reunited on stage a few times, including the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2013 and the Stellar Gospel Music Awards in 2015. Rowland and Williams also performed a medley with Beyoncé at her Coachella headlining set in 2018. Their most recent performance was in July 2025, at the finale of Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter Tour” in Las Vegas.